| 294 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 203 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 186 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 386 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4469 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 519 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 275 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2504 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 276 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 276 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 166 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1889 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2019 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1073 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1450 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1453 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 43490 | Morohashi |
| 1604 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6639 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1441 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1549 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 234 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 238 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
433 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 教頭 【キョウトウ】 deputy head teacher, vice principal
- 会頭 【カイトウ】 society president
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭打ち 【アタマウチ】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, canon (of a bell), something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
- 頭 【トウ】 counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.
- 頭角 【トウカク】 top of the head
- 鳥兜 【トリカブト】 aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum), wolfsbane, monkshood, traditional bugaku hat
Kun reading compounds
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭打ち 【あたまうち】 reaching a peak, reaching the limit, plateauing, maxing out
- 石頭 【いしあたま】 obstinate person, stubbornness, pigheadedness, hard head (like a rock)
- ごま塩頭 【ごましおあたま】 salt and pepper hair, dark hair streaked with gray
- 頭 【あたま】 head, hair (on one's head), mind, brains, intellect, leader, chief, boss, captain, top, tip, beginning, start, head, person, down payment, deposit, top structural component of a kanji, pair
- 頭文字 【かしらもじ】 first letter of a word, capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence), initials (of one's name)
- お頭 【おかしら】 leader, chief, head, boss, (another person's) head
- 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 【たいのおよりいわしのかしら】 better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
- 頭 【かぶり】 head
- 頭を振る 【かぶりをふる】 to shake one's head (in denial)
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かみ、 がみ、 ちゃん、 つむり、 づ
- Korean:
- du
Spanish
- cabeza
- principio
- delantera
Portuguese
- cabeça
- sufixo para contagem de animais grandes
French
- tête
- compteur de gros animaux
| 3061 | 2001 Kanji |
| 9a7.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-9 | SKIP code |
| 1118.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-12 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 982d | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
614 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 振り子 【フリコ】 pendulum
- 振興 【シンコウ】 promotion, encouragement
- 奪三振 【ダツサンシン】 striking a batter out
- 不振 【フシン】 dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression
Kun reading compounds
- 振る 【ふる】 to wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle, to throw (dice), to cast (actor), to allocate (work), to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump, to abandon, to give up, to ruin, to add kana indicating a reading of a word, to slightly change headings, to change directions, to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct, to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine), to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic, to replace, to substitute, to set up a joke for someone else
- 振る舞い 【ふるまい】 behavior, behaviour, conduct, entertainment, treat, feast, banquet
- 振れる 【ふれる】 to swing, to shake, to wave, to veer, to deflect, to lean towards
- 振るう 【ふるう】 to swing, to wield (physically), to exert, to exercise (e.g. power, ability), to exhibit, to display, to wield (metaphorically), to flourish, to prosper, to thrive
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ふり
- Korean:
- jin
Spanish
- sacudir
- ondear
- agitar
- vibrar
- balancear
Portuguese
- agitar
- onda
- sacudir
- balançar
French
- secouer
- saupoudrer
- remuer
- balancer
- feindre
| 1437 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 600 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1920 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1612 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1357 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1320 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 954 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 984 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 770 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 892 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 515 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 316 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 388 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2030 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 12093 | Morohashi |
| 430 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2171 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2011 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2167 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1338 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1365 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3c7.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 5103.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 632f | Unicode hex code |