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    頭

    頭とう

    counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)

    N5KMT7CoreCounterCore ConceptsAnimalsKanji Vocab16 strokes

    とう

    Counter

    1.
    counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle), counter for insects in a collection, counter for helmets, masks, etc.

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    牛うしが三さん頭とういます。

    There are three head of cattle.

    KMT3AnimalsCore Concepts
    動どう物ぶつ園えんでライオンを二に頭とう見みました。

    I saw two lions at the zoo.

    KMT6AnimalsDaily Life
    牧ぼく場じょうには馬うまが十じゅう頭とう飼かわれています。

    Ten horses are kept on the ranch.

    KMT7Animals
    消しょう防ぼう士しは防ぼう火かヘルメットを全ぜん員いん一いっ頭とうずつ持もっています。

    All firefighters have one fire helmet each.

    KMT7Core ConceptsWork & Career
    その象ぞうは群むれの中なかで最もっとも大おおきな一いっ頭とうでした。

    That elephant was the largest one in the herd.

    KMT8Animals

    Kanji that make up this word

    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
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