• 頭痛ずつう — headache
• 頭部とうぶ — head (part of body)
• 年頭ねんとう — beginning of the year
• 頭金あたまきん — down payment
• 頭脳ずのう — brain, intellect

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This kanji combines the radical 頁 (meaning “head” or “page”) with the phonetic part 豆. It represents the actual head or leader and is used both physically (as in body part) and metaphorically (as in chief or top).

頭あたまが痛いたいです。
I have a headache.

頭あたまを使つかってください。
Please use your brain.