Illustration: At an apartment entrance, a parent lowers a soft cap onto a child's head before they go outside. The cap is unexpectedly too small and sits high on the crown. The child places both hands against the sides of their head, elbows spread, while looking upward in puzzled amusement.

JLPT N5nounLevel estimated by Bebop

頭あたま

atama

head

Example sentences

  1. 頭あたまが痛いたい。

    My head aches.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 頭あたまを上あげるなよ。

    Keep your head down.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 頭あたまに気きをつけて！

    Watch your head!

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 頭

  • 頭head; counter for large animalsOnトウ・ズ・トKunあたま・かしら・かぶり

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