頭

Head

あたま (atama), かしら (kashira)

JLPT N4

Interesting Fact

⚔️ During Japan's Sengoku Period, samurai didn't simply report their victories—they had to prove them. After a battle, warriors presented the heads of defeated enemies to their commander in a formal ceremony called kubi jikken ("head inspection"). The heads were carefully cleaned, identified, and recorded before rewards were given. It sounds shocking today, but it was once the official way to verify bravery on the battlefield.

Memory Trick

left side is big mouth with unibrow and chin while right is kind of neck. Imagine a long neck yōkai stretching it head beside it's neck, it has only mouth eyebrow and chin and no eyes.