初頭
しょとう shotou
Beginning (of a century, etc.)
Beginning (of a century, etc.): Korean 초두 (chodu) is written with the same characters as Japanese 初頭 (shotou), but the Korean word is rare, dated or used differently.
Korean twin · weak cognate
초두
cho-du
- 初しょsho초cho
- 頭とうtou두du
Japanese readingKorean reading of the same character
Same hanja, but the Korean word is rare, dated or used differently. Use it as a memory hook, not a translation.
Kanji in this word
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