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see styles
yuán
    yuan2
yüan
 motoyasu
    もとやす

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Won
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon
(kana only) (See 元・げん・3) yuan (monetary unit of China) (chi: yuán); (given name) Motoyasu
Beginning, first, original, head; dollar; Mongol (dynasty).

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dài
    dai4
tai
 dai
    だい

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Dye
to put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear; to support
(personal name) Dai
To wear (on the head); to bear, sustain.

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áng
    ang2
ang
 hisashi
    ひさし

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Aung
to lift; to raise; to raise one's head; high; high spirits; soaring; expensive
(given name) Hisashi

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běn
    ben3
pen
 yanakamoto
    やなかもと

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Ben
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this; (bound form) this; the current (year etc); (bound form) original; (bound form) inherent; originally; initially; capital; principal; classifier for books, periodicals, files etc
(1) book; volume; script; (prefix) (2) this; present; current; ... in question; ... at issue; (prefix) (3) main; head; principal; (prefix) (4) real; genuine; regular; proper; (counter) (5) counter for long, cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls; (surname) Yanakamoto
Radical, fundamental, original, principal, one's own; the Buddha himself, contrasted with 蹟 chi, traces left by him among men to educate them; also a volume of a book.

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pào
    pao4
p`ao
    pao
 
    あわ

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Paoa
bubble; foam; blister; to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to loiter; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
A bubble, a blister; to infuse.


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jìng
    jing4
ching
 mira
    みら

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Mirror
mirror; lens
(1) mirror; looking-glass; (2) barrel head; (3) {finc} page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; (4) (abbreviation) (See 鏡餅・かがみもち) mirror-shaped mochi; (female given name) Mira
ādarśa. A mirror.

ホス

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 bozu
    ボズ
(1) boss; leader; head; (2) {vidg} boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level); (personal name) Boz

佛光

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fó guāng
    fo2 guang1
fo kuang
 bukkō

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The Aura of Buddha
Buddha's teachings; aura (around the head of Buddha)
The light of Buddha, spiritual enlightenment; halo, glory.

克勒

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kè lè
    ke4 le4
k`o le
    ko le

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Cole
Keller or Köhler (name); Horst Köhler (1943-), German economist and CDU politician, head of the IMF 2000-2004, president of Germany 2004-2010

参禅

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 sanzen
    さんぜん
(n,vs,vi) Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot

圓光


圆光

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yuán guāng
    yuan2 guang1
yüan kuang
 enkou / enko
    えんこう

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Halo
radiance emanating from the head; halo
(surname) Enkou
The halo surrounding the head of a Buddha, etc.

太陽


太阳

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tài yang
    tai4 yang5
t`ai yang
    tai yang
 minami
    みなみ

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Sun
sun; sunlight; sunshine; temple (on the side of the human head) (abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tai4 yang2 xue2])
Sun; (female given name) Minami

宗家

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zōng jiā
    zong1 jia1
tsung chia
 muneie / munee
    むねいえ

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Soke / Shuke
(1) head of family; head house; (2) sōke; founder (of a style, etc.); originator; (surname) Muneie
A name for Shandao 善導 (d. 681), a writer of commentaries on the sutras of the Pure Land sect, and one of its principal literary men; cf. 念佛宗.

惣領

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 souryou / soryo
    そうりょう

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First Born
(1) eldest child; oldest child; first-born child; (2) child who carries on the family name; (3) (archaism) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (4) (archaism) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period); (place-name, surname) Souryō

校長


校长

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xiào zhǎng
    xiao4 zhang3
hsiao chang
 kouchou / kocho
    こうちょう

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Chancellor
(college, university) president; headmaster; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress

赤鬼

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chì guǐ
    chi4 gui3
ch`ih kuei
    chih kuei
 akaki
    あかき

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Red Demon
red-horned demon; red ogre; (surname) Akaki
The red demons of purgatory, one with the head of a bull, another with that of a horse, etc.

金星

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jīn xīng
    jin1 xing1
chin hsing
 kinboshi
    きんぼし

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Venus / Gold Star
gold star; stars (that one sees from blow to the head etc)
(1) dazzling victory; (2) {sumo} win of a rank-and-file wrestler over the grand champion; (surname) Kinboshi
Śukra, the planet Venus.

門主


门主

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mén zhǔ
    men2 zhu3
men chu
 monshu
    もんしゅ

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Monshu / Gate Keeper
head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect
gate keeper

頭飾


头饰

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tóu shì
    tou2 shi4
t`ou shih
    tou shih

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Tiara
head ornament

不動心

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 fudoushin / fudoshin
    ふどうしん

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Immovable Mind
(1) imperturbability; steadfastness; (2) {MA} cool head in an emergency; keeping one's calm (e.g. during a fight)

佛朗哥

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fó lǎng gē
    fo2 lang3 ge1
fo lang ko

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Franco
Franco (name); Generalissimo Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892-1975), Spanish dictator and head of state 1939-1975

ヘッデン

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 hedden
    ヘッデン

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Hedden
(mountaineering jargon) headlamp; head torch; (personal name) Hedden

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qián
    qian2
ch`ien
    chien
 misaki
    みさき
front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
(1) in front (of); before (e.g. a building); (n,adj-no,adv) (2) before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (the) front; frontal part; fore; head (e.g. of a line); (4) forward; ahead; (5) (in the) presence (of); in front (of someone); (can be adjective with の) (6) previous (e.g. page); prior (e.g. engagement); first (e.g. half); former (e.g. example); (suffix) (7) (after a noun or the -masu stem of a verb) (See 一人前・1) portion; helping; (8) front (of one's body or clothing); breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.); (9) privates; private parts; (10) (colloquialism) criminal record; previous conviction; (a) prior; (personal name) Misaki
pūrva. Before; former, previous; in front.


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zhǎng
    zhang3
chang
 michi
    みち
chief; head; elder; to grow; to develop; to increase; to enhance
(1) head; chief; leader; elder; (2) (See 短・1) merit; strong point; (3) superiority; (4) {music} (See 短・2) major; (surname) Michi
chang, long; always; zhang, to grow, rising, senior.


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dǐng
    ding3
ting
 tei / te
    てい
apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc
(1) crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire; (2) easy win for one; (3) something received; (personal name) Tei
Top of the head, crown, summit, apex, zenith; highest; to rise; oppose; an official's 'button'.


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niè
    nie4
nieh
 komekami
    こめかみ
bones of the temple (on the human head); see 顳顬|颞颥, temple
(kana only) temple (of the forehead)

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kuí
    kui2
k`uei
    kuei
 rui
    るい
chief; head; outstanding; exceptional; stalwart
(noun/participle) charging ahead of others; the first to charge; pioneer; forerunner; harbinger; (female given name) Rui

一頭


一头

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yī tóu
    yi1 tou2
i t`ou
    i tou
 ittou / itto
    いっとう
one head; a head full of something; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

主任

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zhǔ rèn
    zhu3 ren4
chu jen
 shunin
    しゅにん
director; head; CL:個|个[ge4]
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head; (personal name) Shunin

元首

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yuán shǒu
    yuan2 shou3
yüan shou
 genshu
    げんしゅ
head of state
sovereign; ruler; head of state
head

先頭


先头

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xiān tóu
    xian1 tou2
hsien t`ou
    hsien tou
 sentou / sento
    せんとう
(usu. of troops) in advance; in the vanguard; previously; in front; placed ahead of others
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

光頭


光头

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guāng tóu
    guang1 tou2
kuang t`ou
    kuang tou
 kouzu / kozu
    こうず
shaven head; bald head; to go bareheaded; hatless
bald-headed; (surname) Kōzu

家主

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jiā zhǔ
    jia1 zhu3
chia chu
 yanushi(p); ienushi; iearuji(ok)
    やぬし(P); いえぬし; いえあるじ(ok)
head of a household
(1) (やぬし, いえぬし only) landlord; landlady; (2) house owner; home owner; head of the household
kulapati, the head of a family.

家長


家长

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jiā zhǎng
    jia1 zhang3
chia chang
 ienaga
    いえなが
head of a household; family head; patriarch; parent or guardian of a child
head of a family; patriarch; matriarch; (surname) Ienaga

所長


所长

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suǒ zhǎng
    suo3 zhang3
so chang
 shochou / shocho
    しょちょう
head of an institute etc
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
strong points

斬首


斩首

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zhǎn shǒu
    zhan3 shou3
chan shou
 zanshu
    ざんしゅ
to behead; to decapitate
(noun/participle) (1) decapitation; (2) decapitated head

本部

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běn bù
    ben3 bu4
pen pu
 motobe
    もとべ
headquarters; head office
(See 支部) headquarters; head office; main office; (surname) Motobe

村長


村长

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cūn zhǎng
    cun1 zhang3
ts`un chang
    tsun chang
 muranaga
    むらなが
village chief; village head
village headman; village mayor; (surname) Muranaga

梟首


枭首

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xiāo shǒu
    xiao1 shou3
hsiao shou
 kyoushu / kyoshu
    きょうしゅ
to behead
(noun, transitive verb) exposure of a severed head

牛頭


牛头

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niú tóu
    niu2 tou2
niu t`ou
    niu tou
 gozu
    ごづ
ox head; ox-head shaped wine vessel
{Buddh} (See 牛頭馬頭) ox-headed demon (in hell); (surname) Gozu
The ox-head lictors in the hells.

白頭


白头

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bái tóu
    bai2 tou2
pai t`ou
    pai tou
 shirogashira
    しろがしら
hoary head; old age
head with grey hair (gray); grey head; (surname) Shirogashira

禿頭


秃头

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tū tóu
    tu1 tou2
t`u t`ou
    tu tou
 hageatama
    はげあたま
    tokutou / tokuto
    とくとう
to bare one's head; to be bareheaded; to go bald; bald head; bald person
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) bald head; (2) baldness

蛇頭


蛇头

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shé tóu
    she2 tou2
she t`ou
    she tou
 jatou / jato
    じゃとう
head of a snake; human smuggler
snakeheads; Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants; (place-name) Jatou

部長


部长

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bù zhǎng
    bu4 zhang3
pu chang
 buchou / bucho
    ぶちょう
head of a (government etc) department; section chief; section head; secretary; minister; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]
(1) head (chief, director) of a section or department; (2) head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team

釘頭


钉头

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dīng tóu
    ding1 tou2
ting t`ou
    ting tou
 teitou / teto
    ていとう
head of nail
nailhead

頭上


头上

see styles
tóu shàng
    tou2 shang4
t`ou shang
    tou shang
 zujou / zujo
    ずじょう
overhead; above
(noun - becomes adjective with の) overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

頭位


头位

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tóu wèi
    tou2 wei4
t`ou wei
    tou wei
 toui / toi
    とうい
(car racing) pole position; (obstetrics) cephalic presentation (i.e. head-first birth)
(1) {med} cephalic presentation (of the fetus); (2) head posture; head position

頭巾


头巾

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tóu jīn
    tou2 jin1
t`ou chin
    tou chin
 zukin
    ずきん
cloth head covering worn by men in ancient times; headscarf (typically worn by women); kerchief; turban
(1) headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; cap; skullcap; hat; (2) (See 頭襟) tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi); (surname) Zukin

頭部


头部

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tóu bù
    tou2 bu4
t`ou pu
    tou pu
 toubu / tobu
    とうぶ
head
head

頭重


头重

see styles
tóu zhòng
    tou2 zhong4
t`ou chung
    tou chung
 zuomo
    ずおも
disequilibrium; top-heavy; heaviness in the head (medical condition)
(noun - becomes adjective with の) heavy-headed; haughty

頭頂


头顶

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tóu dǐng
    tou2 ding3
t`ou ting
    tou ting
 touchou / tocho
    とうちょう
top of the head
{anat} (usu. as 頭頂部) (See 頭頂部) top of the head; crown of the head; vertex; (the) parietal
the top of the head

頭領


头领

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tóu lǐng
    tou2 ling3
t`ou ling
    tou ling
 touryou / toryo
    とうりょう
head person; leader
head; chief; boss

頭顱


头颅

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tóu lú
    tou2 lu2
t`ou lu
    tou lu
 touro / toro
    とうろ
head; skull
(obsolete) head; skull

首級


首级

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shǒu jí
    shou3 ji2
shou chi
 shirushi
    しるし
    shukyuu / shukyu
    しゅきゅう
severed head
decapitated head of an enemy

首領


首领

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shǒu lǐng
    shou3 ling3
shou ling
 shuryou / shuryo
    しゅりょう
head; boss; chief
head; chief; boss; leader
head

馘首

see styles
guó shǒu
    guo2 shou3
kuo shou
 kakushu
    かくしゅ
(of a headhunter) to sever a head
(noun, transitive verb) (1) dismissal; discharge; (2) (archaism) (orig. meaning) beheading; decapitation

馬頭


马头

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mǎ tóu
    ma3 tou2
ma t`ou
    ma tou
 batou / bato
    ばとう
horse's head; same as 碼頭|码头[ma3 tou2], pier
{Buddh} (See 牛頭馬頭) horse-headed demon (in hell); (place-name, surname) Batou
Horse-head.

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zhǔ
    zhu3
chu
 mamoru
    まもる
owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)
(1) head (of a household, etc.); leader; master; (2) owner; proprietor; proprietress; (3) subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); (4) guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee, etc.); (5) husband; (pronoun) (6) (familiar language) (See おぬし) you; (given name) Mamoru
Chief, lord, master; to control.

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    di1
ti
 tei / te
    てい
low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline
(prefix) low (level, value, price, etc.)
To let down, lower.

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bèn
    ben4
pen
 hon
to go to; to head for; towards; Taiwan pr. [ben1]
To run; translit. pun and p.

see styles
shà
    sha4
sha
kerchief covering head (arch.)


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    ze2
tse
turban; head-covering

see styles
xiè
    xie4
hsieh
 kai
(bound form) government office
An official building; a monastic granary; 廨院主 the head of it.

see styles
huāng
    huang1
huang
to get panicky; to lose one's head; (coll.) (after 得[de2]) unbearably; terribly

see styles
bài
    bai4
pai
 haizaki
    はいざき
Japanese variant of 拜[bai4]
(1) bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; (suffix noun) (2) (honorific or respectful language) (after one's own name at the end of a letter) respectfully yours; (surname) Haizaki

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mǎo
    mao3
mao
 noboru
    のぼる
the Pleiades
{astron} (See 二十八宿,白虎・びゃっこ・2) Chinese "Hairy Head" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Pleiades; Seven Sisters; (personal name) Noboru

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zhěn
    zhen3
chen
 makura
    まくら
(bound form) pillow; to rest one's head on (Taiwan pr. [zhen4])
(n,n-suf) (1) pillow; bolster; (n,n-suf) (2) introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in; (female given name) Makura
pillow

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    mo4
mo
 matsu
    あわ
foam; suds
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
foam


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shāo
    shao1
shao
 shō
to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head
To burn.

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    la4
la
scabies; scald-head

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    mu4
mu
 mokuzaki
    もくざき
eye; (literary) to look; to regard; eye (of a net); mesh; mesh size; grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mu4 shu4]); item; section; list; catalogue; (taxonomy) order; name; title
(1) {biol} order; (2) item (of a budget revision, etc.); (counter) (3) {go} counter for played stones; counter for surrounded points; (surname) Mokuzaki
cakṣṣuḥ, the eye; the organ of vision; the head or chief; translit. ma, mu.

禿


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    tu1
t`u
    tu
 hage
    はげ
bald (lacking hair or feathers); barren; bare; denuded; blunt (lacking a point); (of a piece of writing) unsatisfactory; lacking something
(1) (hist) children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; (2) (hist) young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (3) (archaism) baldness; bald head; (surname) Hage
Bald.

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suì
    sui4
sui
 megumi
    めぐみ
Japanese variant of 穗[sui4]
(1) ear (of plant); head (of plant); (2) point; tip; (3) scion (in grafting); cion; (female given name) Megumi


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yǐng
    ying3
ying
 satoshi
    さとし
head of grain; husk; tip; point; clever; gifted; outstanding
awn; glume; (male given name) Satoshi

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suì
    sui4
sui
 minoru
    みのる
ear of grain; fringe; tassel
(1) ear (of plant); head (of plant); (2) point; tip; (3) scion (in grafting); cion; (personal name) Minoru


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dié
    die2
tieh
hempen band worn on the head or waist by a mourner


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gāng
    gang1
kang
 tsunashi
    つなし
head rope of a fishing net; guiding principle; key link; class (taxonomy); outline; program
(1) rope; cord; line; (2) {sumo} grand champion's braided belt; (given name) Tsunashi
A net rope, bond, social nexus, constant obligation, the restraints of society.


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nǎo
    nao3
nao
 nō
brain; mind; head; essence
brain

see styles
qín
    qin2
ch`in
    chin
small cicada with a square head


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    bo1
po
 hachirou / hachiro
    はちろう
variant of 缽|钵[bo1]
(1) bowl; pot; basin; (2) (plant) pot; flowerpot; (3) crown (of the head); skull; (surname) Hachirou
patra, a bowl, vessel, receptacle, an almsbowl; translit. p, pa, ba.

see styles

    pi1
p`i
    pi
flat arrow-head; plow blade; also pr. [pi2]

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miàn
    mian4
mien
 hootsuki
    ほおつき
face; side; surface; aspect; top; classifier for objects with flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc
(1) face; (2) mask; face guard; (3) {MA} striking the head (in kendo); (4) surface (esp. a geometrical surface); (5) page; (n,suf) (6) aspect; facet; side; (n,suf) (7) chamfer; (counter) (8) counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game; (personal name) Hootsuki
Face.


𫠆

see styles
kuǐ
    kui3
k`uei
    kuei
raise one's head

see styles
jǐng
    jing3
ching
 kubi
    くび
old variant of 頸|颈[jing3]
(1) neck; (2) head; (3) (kana only) dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)


𬱟

see styles
wěi
    wei3
wei
easeful carriage of one's head


see styles
tou
    tou5
t`ou
    tou
 tsumuri
    つむり
suffix for nouns
(counter) counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.; (personal name) Tsumuri
The head; chief, first.


see styles
jǐng
    jing3
ching
 kubi
    くび
neck
(1) neck; (2) head; (3) (kana only) dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)
neck


see styles
diān
    dian1
tien
 touma / toma
    とうま
top (of the head); apex; to fall forwards; inverted; to jolt
(personal name) Touma


see styles

    ru2
ju
see 顳顬|颞颥, temple (the sides of human head)

see styles
shǒu
    shou3
shou
 obito
    おびと
head; chief; first (occasion, thing etc); classifier for poems, songs etc
(counter) counter for songs and poems; (personal name) Obito
Head.

see styles
kūn
    kun1
k`un
    kun
scalping; to make the head bald (as corporal punishment)


see styles

    fa4
fa
 kami
    かみ
hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]
(out-dated kanji) hair (on the head)
Hair (of the head), locks.


see styles

    fu2
fu
(female) head ornament; variant of 彿|佛[fu2]
See:

see styles

    ji4
chi
 motodori; tabusa; takifusa
    もとどり; たぶさ; たきふさ
hair rolled up in a bun, topknot
(archaism) place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
Topknot, tuft, the hair coiled on top.

see styles
màn
    man4
man
head ornaments; pretty hair

see styles
mán
    man2
man
 katsura
    かつら
(of woman's hair) beautiful; flower garland worn as an ornament
(kana only) wig; hairpiece; toupee; (female given name) Katsura
A head-dress, coiffure; a chaplet, wreath, etc.; idem 末利.

see styles
huán
    huan2
huan
a knot of hair on top of head

see styles
chī
    chi1
ch`ih
    chih
 chi
used in 魑魅[chi1 mei4]
A mountain demon resembling a tiger; 魅 is a demon of marshes having the head of a pig and body of a man. The two words are used together indicating evil spirits.


𬶏

see styles
wéi
    wei2
wei
 haya
    はや
    hae
    はえ
    hai
    はい
a kind of shad with a head like a sturgeon
minnow; shinner

see styles
zōng
    zong1
tsung
long spiky-head carp

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