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Kanji: 頭

KANJI
16 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
あたま
かしら
かぶり
 ON 音 
トウ
STROKE ORDER
Slow Fast
Look up a kanji:  
JLPT Level:
JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:
Radical name:
おおがい
Meaning:
Head, counter for large animals
Usage:
Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 450 kanji are used even more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N5
(あたま)
head
N3
(ずつう)
headache
N2
(ずのう)
head, brains, intellect
N2
(せんとう)
head, lead, vanguard, first
N1
(がいとう)
in the street
N1
(こうとう)
oral
N1
(ぼうとう)
beginning, start, outset
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