Illustration: In a neighborhood barber shop, a seated customer bends their head slightly forward while the barber examines the crown. Seen from above and just behind the chair, the circular hair whorl at the very top of the head is clearly exposed.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

頭とう角かく

toukaku

top of the head

Usually appears in 頭角を現す, meaning to stand out. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは次第しだいに頭角とうかくをあらわしてきた。
He is gradually coming to the front.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
その会社かいしゃはコンピューター業界ぎょうかいで頭角とうかくを現あらわした。
The company has cut a figure in the computer industry.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
翌年よくねんの日本美術展覧会にっぽんびじゅつてんらんかいで一等賞いっとうしょうを受賞じゅしょうし、頭角とうかくを現あらわす。
The following year, he distinguished himself by winning first prize at the Japan Fine Arts Exhibition.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 頭角

頭head; counter for large animalsOnトウ・ズ・トKunあたま・かしら・かぶり
角angle; cornerOnカクKunかど・つの

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