964 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
954 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
621 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
3774 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
927 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
849 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1278 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1352 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1109 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1036 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
1227 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
665 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
888 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1953 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
29567P | Morohashi |
975 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
4821 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1934 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2084 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
930 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N2
459 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 脳 【ノウ】 brain, brains, mind
- 脳死 【ノウシ】 brain death
- 大脳 【ダイノウ】 cerebrum
- 洗脳 【センノウ】 brainwashing
Readings
- Korean:
- noe
Spanish
- cerebro
- sesos
- intelecto
Portuguese
- cérebro
- memória
French
- cerveau
- mémoire
3975 | 2001 Kanji |
4b7.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-4-7 | SKIP code |
7927.2 | Four corner code |
7227.2 | Four corner code |
1-39-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
8133 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
2388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓋果 【ガイカ】 pyxidium
- 蓋世 【ガイセイ】 matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.), peerless, overwhelming, world-dominating
- 鰓蓋 【エラブタ】 gill cover, operculum
- 口蓋 【コウガイ】 palate
- 蓋世 【ガイセイ】 matchless (heroism, spirit, resolve, etc.), peerless, overwhelming, world-dominating
Kun reading compounds
- 蓋 【ふた】 cover, lid, cap
- 蓋開け 【ふたあけ】 opening, beginning, commencement
- ポケ蓋 【ポケふた】 manhole cover decorated with Pokémon creatures
- 臭い物に蓋 【くさいものにふた】 looking the other way, hushing up a problem
- 蓋し 【けだし】 certainly, really, truly, indeed, possibly, maybe, perhaps, probably
- 覆う 【おおう】 to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise
Readings
- Korean:
- gae, hab
Spanish
Portuguese
French
4019 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
2193 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1286 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
2933 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2040 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
31652X | Morohashi |
2503 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5155 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2388 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1561 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3k10.15 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-3-10 | SKIP code |
2-4-10 | SKIP code |
4410.7 | Four corner code |
1-19-24 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
84cb | Unicode hex code |