| 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 N2
806 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 絡繹 【ラクエキ】 constant (stream of traffic), incessant
- 絡糸嬢 【ラクシジョウ】 cricket, bush-cricket
- 短絡 【タンラク】 short circuit, short, illogical jump, drawing a hasty inference (between two events), jumping to conclusions, acting rashly
- 脈絡 【ミャクラク】 logical connection, chain of reasoning, coherence, context, blood vessel
Kun reading compounds
- 絡む 【からむ】 to twine, to get tangled, to get entangled, to get caught (in), to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter), to get involved (in), to be a factor (in), to have an influence, to pick a quarrel (with), to find fault (with), to pester, to hassle
- 絡まる 【からまる】 to be entwined, to be involved
Readings
- Korean:
- rag
Spanish
- entrelazar
- enredar
- rodear
- ser atrapado
- ser envuelto
- ser enredado
Portuguese
- enroscar
- enrolar
- ser apanhado em
French
- enlacer
- entrelacer
- s'enrouler autour
- s'empêtrer dans
| 1890 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 958 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3533 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 944 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 817 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 840 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 859 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 300 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1536 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1709 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 915 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1238 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1362 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 27426 | Morohashi |
| 1351 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4484 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1350 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1450 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1578 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2777 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6a6.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-6 | SKIP code |
| 2796.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-77 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7d61 | Unicode hex code |