Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.)

  2. to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

Also written 音頭を取る【おんどをとる】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sound, noise

Kun
おと
On
オンイン-ノン
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
491 of 2500
Radical
sound
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-2-7, 2-5-4SKIP code
5b4.3The Kanji Dictionary
0060.1Four corner code
478deroo
97f3Unicode hex code
1-18-27JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5110Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6607New Nelson (John Haig)
2070New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2570Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1312Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1783Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
479Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
518Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
402A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
962Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
206Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
43265Morohashi
6A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
347Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
347Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
50sakade
274Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
33henshall3
78Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
620Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.18busy_people
1879Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
490Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yin1Pinyin reading
eumKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani 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