| 193 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 277 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 259 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 272 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2378 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 443 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 645 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2485 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 597 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 607 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 313 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1116 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1367 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 738 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 991 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 436 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 15526 | Morohashi |
| 1078 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2879 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 429 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 460 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 437 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
553 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 橋 【キョウ】 pons (pontes), pons Varolii, pontine, part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)
- 橋脚 【キョウキャク】 bridge pier, pontoon bridge
- 桟橋 【サンバシ】 wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
- 石橋 【イシバシ】 stone bridge
Kun reading compounds
- 橋 【はし】 bridge
- 橋渡し 【はしわたし】 mediation, good offices, go-between, intermediary, mediator, bridge (between), building a bridge
- 船橋 【ふなばし】 pontoon bridge, floating bridge, bridge (of a ship)
- 大橋 【おおはし】 large bridge, big bridge
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ばせ
- Korean:
- gyo
Spanish
- puente
Portuguese
- ponte
French
- pont
| 1849 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a12.8 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-12 | SKIP code |
| 4292.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-22 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6a4b | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 堡塁 【ホウルイ】 fort, fortification, fortress, stronghold
- 堡礁 【ホショウ】 barrier reef
- 空挺堡 【クウテイホ】 airhead
- 橋頭堡 【キョウトウホ】 bridgehead, beachhead
- 堡塁 【ホウルイ】 fort, fortification, fortress, stronghold
- 海堡 【カイホウ】 breakwater, coast battery
- 橋頭堡 【キョウトウホ】 bridgehead, beachhead
Readings
- Korean:
- bo
Spanish
Portuguese
French
| 1107 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 3500 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5254 | Morohashi |
| 2821 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1050 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 3b9.14 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-9-3 | SKIP code |
| 2610.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-52-40 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5821 | Unicode hex code |