頭あたま
Meanings
Noun
1. head
Hey, lower your head.
2. hair (on one's head)
3. mind; brains; intellect
when read as "あたま"
I know in my head that this is not the time for that.
4. leader; chief; boss; captain
5. top; tip
6. beginning; start
7. head; person
when read as "あたま"
8. down payment; deposit
when read as "あたま"
9. top structural component of a kanji
when read as "かしら"
10. pair
when read as "あたま"
Kanji used
head
Pitch accent
あ
た
ま
あ
たま
Top 200
Used in vocabulary (164 in total)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to rack one's brains
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to use one's head
to cool down one's anger
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to get one's head around; to think about
slow; weak-headed
tip of one's nose
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
bright; intelligent
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
bright; intelligent
slow; weak-headed; dumb
bald head; baldness
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
bright; intelligent
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to keep in mind; to memorize
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
headache inducing; vexing
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
gray or silver haired (grey)
bright; intelligent
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
feeling heavy in the head; heavy-headed; sick with worry
being very forgetful; having a bad memory
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to be clear-headed
bright; intelligent
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out
to be concerned about
bright; intelligent
to go crazy; to go off one's head
bald head; baldness
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
down payment; deposit
hair ornament; headdress
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
bald head; baldness
half-baked; dim-witted; meatheaded
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to get one's head around; to think about
crazy; disturbed; mad
to be crazy; to be mad; to have a screw loose
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
to have one's hair cut; to cut one's hair
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
to take into consideration
flexible (person); open-minded
close-cropped head
slow; weak-headed; dumb
to keep in mind; to memorize
black hair that has been dyed blond after the roots begin to grow in at the top giving an appearance much like custard pudding; (lit.) pudding head
to stop the opponent by pressing one's head into his chest
flat part on the top of the cranium
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
brief overview; heads-up; brief discussion; cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head)
number of persons; numerical strength; head count
dim-witted; airheaded; bird-brained; dim; dullard; blockheaded
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
to be clear-headed; to be brainy
close-cropped head
wigless head; head of natural hair; intelligence; comprehension; smarts
chief; leader; head; executive
flexible (of people); open-minded
humble; modest; unassuming
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
flat part of the top of the cranium; plate-like depression on the top of a kappa's head
to be clear-headed
large head; person with a large head
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
someone with hair combed in stripes across their bald spot
headache inducing; vexing
hairstyle; shape of one's head; fish served whole
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
old-fashioned (in one's way of thinking)
brief overview; heads-up; brief discussion; cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head)
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
curly hair; wavy hair
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
to be clear-headed; to be brainy
atamahane; house rule specifying that in the event of two or more players declaring a win from a discarded tile, the winner is the player closest (in turn order) to the player who discarded the tile
comb-over (hairstyle)
Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants
curly hair; wavy hair
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; (lit.) bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
head like a hammer
atamahane; house rule specifying that in the event of two or more players declaring a win from a discarded tile, the winner is the player closest (in turn order) to the player who discarded the tile
atamahane; house rule specifying that in the event of two or more players declaring a win from a discarded tile, the winner is the player closest (in turn order) to the player who discarded the tile
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
start-aligned
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
hair ornament; headdress
faith is mysterious; faith is weird; (lit.) even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
person who steals money from the workplace; embezzler; untrustworthy person
comb-over (hairstyle)
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
head harness; strap
muddleheaded; knowing no better; not thinking about
the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest
hard-headed; stubborn
pattern of Japanese accent with the first mora high and the following ones low
hard-headed; stubborn
head harness; strap
bright intelligence
head louse (Pediculus humanus capitis); head lice
Examples (182 in total)
Watch your head!
My head is itchy.
She held up her head.