Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)

    slow; weak-headed; dumb

    see 頭の悪い

    ここだけの話だが、彼はだいぶ頭が悪いと思うよ。
    Between ourselves, I think he is rather stupid.

Also written 頭がわるい【あたまがわるい】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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、ズ、ト
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、づ

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

bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

Kun
わる.い、わる-、あ.し、にく.い、-にく.い、ああ、いずくに、いずくんぞ、にく.む
On
アク、オ
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
530 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-7-4SKIP code
4k7.17The Kanji Dictionary
1033.1Four corner code
3258deroo
60aaUnicode hex code
1-16-13JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
62Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1873New Nelson (John Haig)
2745New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3413Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1758Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2393Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1810Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1951Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
504A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1483AJapanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
804Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10717Morohashi
222A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
304Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
304Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
152sakade
175Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
241henshall3
369Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
295crowley
114Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
785Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1828Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
e4, e3, wu4Pinyin reading
ag, oKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level