Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 大頭(おおがしら) in Japanese

大頭
Kana Reading
おおがしら
Romaji
ōgashira
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    leader of a (large) group
    Example sentence
    驚いたよ、あの男の大頭には。 It's astonishing, the size of his head.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    large decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    leader of a (large) group
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    puffbird (any bird of family Bucconidae)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    first makushita rikishi listed on the banzuke (sumo)

Examples of 大頭, おおがしら 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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大 JLPT 5

3 strokes

large, big

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: おお-, おお.きい, -おお.いに

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