EntryCommonJLPT N2
  1. Noun

    head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

    さあ出発しよう。君先頭を行きなさい。
    Let's start now, and you go first.
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Characters in this word

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before, ahead, previous, future, precedence

Kun
さきま.ず
On
セン
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
173 of 2500
Radical
legs
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

ぽん

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-4-2SKIP code
3b3.7The Kanji Dictionary
2421.1Four corner code
2457deroo
5148Unicode hex code
1-32-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
571Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
350New Nelson (John Haig)
2394New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3046Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1552Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2123Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
248Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
263Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
201A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
280Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
65Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1349Morohashi
49A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
50Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
33sakade
16Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
43henshall3
54Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
115crowley
48Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
145Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
254Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian1Pinyin reading
seonKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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