Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 頭部(とうぶ) in Japanese

頭部
Kana Reading
とうぶ
Romaji
tōbu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    head; cranium
    Example sentence
    彼が嗅覚を失ったのは、頭部のけがのためだった。 The loss of his sense of smell was due to a head injury.
  • Parts of speech
    nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    cephalic
    Example sentence
    その首と頭部はとてもやわらかかった。 Its neck and head were very soft.

Examples of 頭部, とうぶ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

頭 JLPT 4

16 strokes

head, counter for large animals

On'Yomi: トウ, ズ, ト

Kun'Yomi: あたま, かしら, -がしら, かぶり

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部 JLPT 3

11 strokes

section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

On'Yomi: ブ

Kun'Yomi: -べ

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