1. counter for animals
E.g.: 頭数 (number of animals)
2. vicinity; neighborhood; edge
E.g.: 街頭 (on the street), 店頭 (shop front)
3. leader; chief; head of an organization
E.g.: 頭首 (chief), 頭領 (leader), 巨頭 (prominent figure)
4. head; top of the body
E.g.: 頭脳 (brains), 頭巾 (hood), 頭角 (emerging talent)
5. beginning of things; start
E.g.: 先頭 (lead), 年頭 (beginning of the year), 冒頭 (opening)
6. top; upper edge of an object
E.g.: 頭注 (headnote), 頭書 (top of a document)
7. <i>kami</i> (director or chief of a bureau under the <i>Ritsuryo</i> system)
