Kanji: 頭

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 9 (completion of 2nd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 2nd grade in Japan
Radical:	頁 Radical name: おおがい
Meaning:	Head, counter for large animals
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 450 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	頭(あたま)	head
N3	頭痛(ずつう)	headache
N2	頭脳(ずのう)	head, brains, intellect
N2	先頭(せんとう)	head, lead, vanguard, first
N1	街頭(がいとう)	in the street
N1	口頭(こうとう)	oral
N1	冒頭(ぼうとう)	beginning, start, outset