| 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 grade 2
JLPT level N5
65 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 高 【コウ】 high, high school
- 高圧 【コウアツ】 high voltage, high pressure
- 中高 【チュウコウ】 middle and high school, medium and high (level)
- 激昂 【ゲッコウ】 excitement, exasperation, indignation, rage, fury
Kun reading compounds
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 高い高い 【たかいたかい】 lifting (a child) high up in the air
- 高 【たか】 quantity, amount, volume, number, amount of money
- 高い 【たかい】 high, tall, expensive, high-priced, high (level), above average (in degree, quality, etc.), loud, high-pitched, shrill
- 威高 【いたか】 arrogant
- 背高 【せいたか】 tallness, tall person
- 高まる 【たかまる】 to rise, to swell, to be promoted
- 高める 【たかめる】 to raise, to lift, to boost, to enhance
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 じょい、 た、 はか
- Korean:
- go
Spanish
- alto
- caro
- sobresaliente
- elevar
- levantar
Portuguese
- Caro
- alto
French
- haut
- élevé
- grand
- cher
| 76 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 132 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 119 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 49 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5248 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 160 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 102 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1163 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 190 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 190 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 83 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1924 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2601 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1330 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1803 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 313 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 45313 | Morohashi |
| 2097 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6796 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 307 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 329 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 135 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 193 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 449 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2j8.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-8 | SKIP code |
| 0022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9ad8 | Unicode hex code |