頭

Head

On'yomi

  • とう tou
  • ず zu
  • と to

Kun'yomi

  • あたま atama
  • かしら kashira
  • がしら gashira
  • かぶり kaburi
Stroke count
16
Radical
頁 leaf · Kangxi radical 181
JLPT level
N4
School grade
Grade 2

頭 has 16 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 頁 (leaf), number 181. Hashidari places it at JLPT N4. Japanese students learn it in grade 2 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N4 kanji list · Grade 2 kanji list · All kanji