Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 頭


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Meaning

head, top, a leader or boss

Pronunciation

TŌ, ZU
atama, kashira

Explanation

Left: bean , right: head/forehead

Mnemonic

The bean-shaped head is really: a head!

Radicals

bean(The radical mame shows a one , below a vessel on a stand.)
(fore-)head, page(The radical oogai stands for (fore-)head and is at the right side of the kanji. Also this character is used for: head.)
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Vocabulary

駅頭 えきとう place in front of station
あたま head
頭痛 ずつう headache
先頭 せんとう head, lead, vanguard, first
冒頭 ぼうとう beginning, start, outset
口頭 こうとう oral
街頭 がいとう in the street
かしら head
頭脳 ずのう head/brains/intellect


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