| 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 N3
521 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 突入 【トツニュウ】 rushing into, breaking into, storming, plunging into (war, etc.), embarking on (a new venture)
- 突然 【トツゼン】 abrupt, sudden, unexpected
- 強制衝突 【キョウセイショウトツ】 collision enforcement
- 非弾性衝突 【ヒダンセイショウトツ】 inelastic collision
Kun reading compounds
- 突く 【つく】 to prick, to stab, to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike, to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.), to attack, to brave (the rain, etc.)
- 突棒 【つくぼう】 barbed T-shaped weapon for catching thieves (Edo period)
- 麦突 【むぎつく】 Pungtungia herzi (species of cyprinid)
- 剣突く 【けんつく】 rough scolding, upbraiding, tongue-lashing, dressing-down
Readings
- Korean:
- dol
Spanish
- súbito
- repentino
- empuje
- colisión
- empujar
- impulsar
- impeler
Portuguese
- apunhalar
- perfurar
- empurrar
- empurrão
- furar
French
- poignarder
- saillant
- irruption
- enfoncer
- percer
- piquer
| 1668 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 574 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3316 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 913 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 785 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 722 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 898 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 920 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1121 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1453 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2772 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1421 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1918 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1330 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 25424 | Morohashi |
| 2230 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4191 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1319 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1416 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1213 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 763 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3m5.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 3043.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-45 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7a81 | Unicode hex code |