| 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.
- 頭取 【トウドリ】 (bank) president, greenroom manager (in a theater)
- 先頭 【セントウ】 head (of a line, group, etc.), front, lead, forefront, vanguard
- 没頭 【ボットウ】 immersing oneself in, being absorbed in, devoting oneself to, giving oneself up entirely to
- 頭 【ズ】 head
- 頭痛 【ズツウ】 headache
- 馬頭 【メズ】 horse-headed demon (in hell)
- 竜頭 【リュウズ】 crown (of a watch), stem, cannon (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.
- 頭取 【トウドリ】 (bank) president, greenroom manager (in a theater)
- 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)
- 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
- め組の頭 【めぐみのかしら】 fire brigade chief (in Edo), chief fireman
- 頭 【こうべ】 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
2388 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 蓋果 【ガイカ】 pyxidium
- 蓋然 【ガイゼン】 probability
- 鰓蓋 【エラブタ】 gill cover, operculum
- 口蓋 【コウガイ】 palate
Kun reading compounds
- 蓋 【ふた】 cover, lid, cap
- 蓋を開ける 【ふたをあける】 to open the lid, to lift a lid, to open the lid (on), to make public, to start (something), to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect), to look at the condition of something, to open (of a theatre)
- 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N3
44 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 内 【ナイ】 inside, within
- 内容 【ナイヨウ】 contents, content, substance, matter, detail, import
- 家庭内 【カテイナイ】 within the family, in the home, domestic
- 校内 【コウナイ】 within a school
- 内裏 【ダイリ】 imperial palace, festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
- 内府 【ナイフ】 Minister of the Interior (669-1868 CE), Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945 CE)
- 境内 【ケイダイ】 grounds (esp. of shrines and temples), compound, churchyard, precincts
- 海内 【カイダイ】 the whole country
Kun reading compounds
- 内 【うち】 inside, within, while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of, among, amongst, (out) of, between, in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success), within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts, we, our company, our organization, one's home, one's family, my spouse, my husband, my wife, signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife, I, me, imperial palace grounds, emperor
- 内訳 【うちわけ】 itemization (of expenses), the items, breakdown, classification
- 幕内 【まくうち】 highest-ranking division
- 幕の内 【まくのうち】 box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables), highest-ranking division, intermission (between acts), interlude
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いと、 ただ、 ち、 のち
- Korean:
- nae, nab
Spanish
- interior
- dentro de
- privado
Portuguese
- interior
- dentro
- entre
- dentre
- casa
French
- intérieur
- dedans
- entre
- parmi
- maison
| 489 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 207 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 364 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 51 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 82 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 132 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 345 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 81 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.4 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 84 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 84 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 152 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 160 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4277 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2162 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2914 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1028 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1512 | Morohashi |
| 3466 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 386 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1019 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1095 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 77 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 99 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1653 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a4.23 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-38-66 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5185 | Unicode hex code |