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頭(あたま)

あたまatama

CommonNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    head

  2. hair (on one's head)

    アリスは頭(あたま)に花(はな)をさしています。

    • Alice has a flower in her hair.
    • Alice has a flower on her head.

    Words:は頭(あたま)に花(はな)を刺(さ)す

    Verified
  3. mind; brains; intellect

  4. leader; chief; boss; captain

  5. top; tip

    くぎの頭(あたま)をたたく。

    • Hit the head of the nail.

    Words:頭(あたま)

    Verified
  6. beginning; start

  7. head; person

    See also: 頭(とう)数(すう)

  8. down payment; deposit

    abbreviation

    See also: 頭(あたま)金(きん)

    家(いえ)を買(か)うときには、頭(あたま)金(きん)が必(ひつ)要(よう)だ。

    • When buying a house, a down payment is required.
  9. top structural component of a kanji

  10. pair

    colloquialmahjong

    See also: 雀頭(ジャントー)

Example sentences 504

アリスは頭(あたま)に花(はな)をさしています。

  • Alice has a flower in her hair.
  • Alice has a flower on her head.

Words:は頭(あたま)に花(はな)を刺(さ)す

Verified

頭(あたま)が痛(いた)い。

  • My head aches.
  • I have a headache.
Other translations (4)
  • My head hurts.
  • I've got a headache.

Words:頭(あたま)が痛(いた)い

頭(あたま)を冷(ひ)やせ。

  • Cool off!
  • Calm down.
Other translations (3)
  • Cool down.

Words:頭(あたま)を冷(ひ)やす

母(はは)は頭(あたま)が古(ふる)い。

  • Mother has old-fashioned ideas.
  • My mother has old-fashioned ideas.

頭(あたま)を冷(ひ)やせよ。

  • Calm down.

Words:頭(あたま)を冷(ひ)やす

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