Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

    cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry

    Idiomatic expression

    あの学生たちのことを考えると本当に頭痛の種だ。
    Those college students give me a bad headache.
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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

head, counter for large animals

Kun
あたまかしら-がしらかぶり
On
トウ
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
433 of 2500
Radical
leaf
WaniKani
Level 10

Built from

Used in names as

かみがみちゃんつむり

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-7-9SKIP code
9a7.6The Kanji Dictionary
1118.6Four corner code
3061deroo
982dUnicode hex code
1-38-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4469Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6639New Nelson (John Haig)
1604New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2019Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1073Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1450Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1441Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1549Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
386A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2504Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
519Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43490Morohashi
186A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
276Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
276Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
294sakade
275Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
203henshall3
238Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
234crowley
166Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1889Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1453Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tou2, tou5Pinyin reading
duKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
10WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

pain, hurt, damage, bruise

Kun
いた.いいた.むいた.ましいいた.める
On
ツウ
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N3
Frequency
903 of 2500
Radical
sickness
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-5-7SKIP code
5i7.7The Kanji Dictionary
0012.7Four corner code
553deroo
75dbUnicode hex code
1-36-43JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3054Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3814New Nelson (John Haig)
3285New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4071Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2065Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2799Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1690Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1825Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
769A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1020Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22195Morohashi
943A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1320Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1402Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
750Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
954henshall3
953Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
346Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1353Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1706Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
tong4Pinyin reading
tongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

species, kind, class, variety, seed

Kun
たね-ぐさ
On
シュ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
461 of 2500
Radical
grain
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Used in names as

おいくさ

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-5-9SKIP code
5d9.1The Kanji Dictionary
2291.4Four corner code
2272deroo
7a2eUnicode hex code
1-28-79JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3295Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4159New Nelson (John Haig)
1218New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1560Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
823Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1128Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1679Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1810Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
435A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2124Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
232Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25174Morohashi
503A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
228Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
228Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
423sakade
783Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
531henshall3
618Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
417crowley
564Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1442Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1695Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhong3, chong2, zhong4Pinyin reading
jongKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level