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

    to distinguish oneself; to stand out

    Idiomatic expression

    その会社はコンピューター業界で頭角を現した。
    The company has cut a figure in the computer industry.

Also written 頭角を表す【とうかくをあらわす】

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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

angle, corner, square, horn, antlers

Kun
かどつの
On
カク
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N2
Frequency
805 of 2500
Radical
horn
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

すみずみふさ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-2-5, 3-4-3SKIP code
2n5.1The Kanji Dictionary
2722.7Four corner code
2545deroo
89d2Unicode hex code
1-19-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4301Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5543New Nelson (John Haig)
2047New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2541Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1293Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1761Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1812Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1953Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
714A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
547Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
273Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35003Morohashi
243A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
473Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
481Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173sakade
891Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
97henshall3
138Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
716Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1650Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1829Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jiao3, jia3, jue2Pinyin reading
gagKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

present, existing, actual

Kun
あらわ.れるあらわ.すうつつうつ.つ
On
ゲン
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
85 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 23

Built from

Used in names as

あきらきら

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-4-7SKIP code
4f7.3The Kanji Dictionary
1611.0Four corner code
3157deroo
73feUnicode hex code
1-24-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2943Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3645New Nelson (John Haig)
968New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1218Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
657Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
879Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
259Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
275Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
82A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1360Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
495Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21004Morohashi
666A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
298Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
298Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
602sakade
735Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
692henshall3
732Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
67crowley
578Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1320Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
265Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xian4Pinyin reading
hyeonKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
23WaniKani level