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頭 = 豆 + 頁

頭 is a Japanese kanji written with 16 strokes, listed here under the keyword “head”. It is built from 豆 (beans) and 頁 (page). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1549.

Keyword
head
RTK frame
1549
Strokes
16
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
トウ, ズ, ト
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あたま, かしら, -がしら, かぶり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
голова
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
頭 head

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 豆 beans
  2. 頁 page

How to find 頭 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “beans” + “page”. 頭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 頭 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.