Memory phrase for the Kanji: 頭


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Meaning

head, top, a leader or boss

Pronunciation

TŌ, ZU
atama, kashira

Explanation

Left: bean , right: head/forehead

Mnemonic

The bean-shaped head is really: a head!

Radicals

beanThe radical mame shows a one , below a vessel on a stand.
(fore-)head, pageThe radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character is used for: head.
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Vocabulary

 駅頭  えきとう  place in front of station
 頭  あたま  head
 頭痛  ずつう  headache
 先頭  せんとう  head, lead, vanguard, first
 冒頭  ぼうとう  beginning, start, outset
 口頭  こうとう  oral
 街頭  がいとう  in the street
 頭  かしら  head
 頭脳  ずのう  head/brains/intellect


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