| Subject | English | Japanese |
| gen. | adv action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head | ぴょこん |
| gen. | action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head | ぺこん |
| gen. | action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head | ぺこりん |
| gen. | action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head | ぺこり |
| gen. | adv action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head | ぴょこんと |
| gen. | n area at top of head | 頭頂部 |
| gen. | exp at the head of an army | 一軍を率いて |
| gen. | n back of head | 後頭部 (こうとうぶ) |
| gen. | n back of the head | 後頭 |
| baseb. | ball hit over the head of an outfielder | オーバ gai1 |
| baseb. | ball hit over the head of an outfielder | オーバー gai1 |
| gen. | exp bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die | 豆腐の角に頭をぶつけて死ね |
| gen. | n beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison | 打ち首獄門 (Edo period) |
| gen. | exp Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion | 鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ |
| gen. | exp Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion | 鯛の尾より鰯の頭 |
| gen. | with a bob of the head | ぺこり |
| gen. | with a bob of the head | ぺこりん |
| gen. | with a bob of the head | ぺこん |
| gen. | n cancer of the head and neck | 頭頸部がん |
| gen. | n cancer of the head and neck | 頭頸部癌 |
| gen. | n crime of exposing a severed head | 梟罪 |
| gen. | n crown of a buddha's head | 仏頂 |
| gen. | n crown of head | 脳天 (のうてん) |
| gen. | cut off the head of a sleeping person | 寝首を掻く |
| gen. | cut off the head of a sleeping person | 寝首をかく |
| gen. | n decapitated head of an enemy | 首 (くび) |
| gen. | n decapitated head of an enemy | 首級 news2 nf43 |
| archit. | n decorative object which conceals the head of a nail | 釘隠し |
| archit. | n decorative object which conceals the head of a nail | 釘隠 (くぎかくし) |
| tech. | deflector of sprinkler head | スプリンクラー•ヘッドのデフレクター |
| gen. | Deputy Head of --- Office | 室長補佐 |
| gen. | n dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers | 酢憤り |
| gen. | n dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers | 酢憤 |
| gen. | n dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers | しもつかれ (popular in Tochigi Prefecture and surrounds) |
| gen. | duty of distributary head | 支線水路用水量 |
| gen. | n education of the head and hand and heart | 三育 |
| gen. | n vs exposure of a severed head | 梟首 |
| obs. | exp Family members should fall into line with the head of the family even if his taste is a little odd, like wearing a red eboshi, which is ordinarily black | 亭主の好きな赤烏帽子 |
| tech. | friction loss head of conduit pipe | 送水管内摩擦損失水頭 (そうすいかんないまさつそんしつすいとう) |
| gen. | n game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head | 藤八拳 |
| gen. | n game of chance similar to rock, paper scissors, where the different hand gestures symbolize a fox, a hunter and a village head | 狐拳 |
| sumo. | grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place head against their chest, and lower hips | 食下る |
| sumo. | grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place head against their chest, and lower hips | 食下がる |
| sumo. | grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place head against their chest, and lower hips | 食い下る |
| sumo. | grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place head against their chest, and lower hips | 食い下がる ichi1 news2 nf28 |
| el.gen. | gross head of a hydroelectric power station | 水力発電所の総落差 |
| gen. | n hair at the sides of the head | 両鬢 |
| gen. | n hair at the sides of the head | 鬢髪 |
| gen. | n hair on the back of one's head | 後ろ髪 news2 nf45 |
| gen. | n hair on top of the head | 額髪 |
| gen. | hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head | 茶筌 (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) |
| gen. | n hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head | 茶筅髪 (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) |
| gen. | hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head | 茶せん (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) |
| gen. | hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head | 茶筅 (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) |
| gen. | n hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head | 束髪 |
| gen. | n hairstyle with buns on each side of the head | 角髪 |
| gen. | have eyes bulge out of head | 目が出る (with surprise) |
| gen. | head constituent of a phrase | 句の主要な構成素 |
| gen. | n head family of a school | 家元 news1 nf19 |
| gen. | head loss of diversion | 分流損失水頭 |
| rel., budd. | n head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo | 知客 (Zen) |
| gen. | suf head of .. | 頭 after a noun (あたま) |
| gen. | head of a canal | 取入れ地点 |
| obs. | n head of a clan | 氏長 |
| obs. | head of a clan | 首 (くび) |
| obs. | head of a clan | 兄 |
| obs. | n head of a clan | 氏宗 |
| obs. | n head of a clan | 氏の上 |
| obs. | n head of a clan | 氏上 |
| gen. | head of a school club | 部長 ichi1 news1 nf01 |
| gen. | head of a drain | 暗渠上流端 |
| gen. | n head of a family | 筆頭者 |
| gen. | n head of a family | 一家の長 |
| gen. | n present head of a family | 当主 news2 nf25 |
| gen. | n adj-no head of a family | 族長 news2 nf41 |
| obs. | head of a gang of brigands | 刀禰 |
| gen. | n head of a garden | 園長 news1 nf14 |
| gen. | n head of a group of companies | 総帥 news1 nf23 |
| gen. | n head of a household | 家持ち |
| gen. | n head of a household | 一国一城の主 |
| gen. | n head of a household | 戸主 |
| gen. | n head of a martial arts organization | 道長 (organisation) |
| gen. | n head of a monastic institution | 修道院長 |
| gen. | n head of a noh school | 能太夫 |
| gen. | head of a penis | カリ首 |
| gen. | uk abbr col head of a penis | 雁 news1 nf22 |
| gen. | uk abbr col head of a penis | 鴈 |
| gen. | head of a penis | 雁首 (がんくび) |
| gen. | n head of a pipe, incl. the bowl and stem attachment | がん首 |
| gen. | n head of a pipe, incl. the bowl and stem attachment | 雁首 (がんくび) |
| gen. | n head of a plantation | 園長 news1 nf14 |
| gen. | n head of a police station | 警察署長 |
| gen. | n Edo-period head of a prisoners' group | 牢名主 |
| obs. | head of a region | 首 (くび) |
| obs. | head of a region | 氏上 |
| obs. | head of a region | 兄 |
| gen. | n head of a school | 家元 news1 nf19 (of music, dance) |
| gen. | head of a school of noh performance | 大夫 |
| gen. | head of a school of noh performance | 太夫 |
| gen. | n head chief, director of a section or department | 部長 ichi1 news1 nf01 |
| gen. | head of a shamisen or lute | 蝦尾 (bent back like a shrimp's tail) |
| gen. | head of a shamisen or lute | 海老尾 (bent back like a shrimp's tail) |
| gen. | n head of a sleeping person | 寝首 |
| gen. | n head of a state | 国家元首 |
| gen. | head of a school team | 部長 ichi1 news1 nf01 |
| gen. | n head of a temple | 院主 |
| gen. | n head of a ward | 区長 news1 nf08 |
| obs. | head of a warrior clan | 惣領 (Kamakura period) |
| obs. | head of a warrior clan | 總領 oK (Kamakura period) |
| obs. | head of a warrior clan | 総領 (Kamakura period) |
| gen. | n head of an army | 陣頭 news1 nf18 |
| obs. | head of an institution, edp. religious | 別当 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | n adj-no head of an organisational section | 小頭 (こがしら) |
| gen. | n adj-no head of an organizational section | 小頭 (こがしら) |
| gen. | n head of business department | 業務課長 |
| gen. | n head of class | 級長 |
| gen. | n head of family | 宗家 news2 nf31 spec2 |
| gen. | n head of fisherman's group or union | 網元 (あみもと) |
| gen. | n head of household | 所帯主 |
| gen. | n head of household | 大旦那 |
| gen. | head of household | 主人公 news1 nf05 (しゅじんこう) |
| gen. | head of impending delivery | 締切り吐出し水頭 |
| IMF. | head of mission | ミッションチーフ、代表団団長 |
| gen. | Head of municipality | 市町村長 |
| gen. | n head of natural hair | 地頭 |
| obs. | head of one institution serving also as the head of another | 別当 news2 nf41 |
| gen. | n head of personnel department | 人事課長 |
| gen. | head of pile | 杭頭 (くい・がしら) |
| gen. | head of special ward | 特別区区長 |
| construct. | head of stairs | 下り口 (おり・ぐち) |
| gen. | n head of state | 国家主席 |
| gen. | head of the class | 首席 news1 nf08 |
| gen. | head of the class | 主席 news1 nf02 |
| gen. | n head of the Department of Worship | 神祇伯 |
| gen. | n-adv n-t adj-no present head of the family | 当代 news2 nf32 |
| gen. | n head of the family | 世帯主 news2 nf25 (せたいぬし) |
| gen. | n head of the Foreign Relations Committee | 外交委員長 |
| gen. | n head of the house | 家君 |
| gen. | n head of the household | 世帯主 news2 nf25 (せたいぬし) |
| gen. | head of the household | 家主 ichi1 news1 nf20 |
| gen. | n head of the investigation | 捜査主任 |
| gen. | n head of the penis | チパタマ |
| gen. | n head of the secretariat | 事務局長 (じむきょくちょう) |
| gen. | n head of the student council | 生徒会長 |
| gen. | n head of the table | 首座 |
| gen. | n vs adj-no head of the table | 上座 news2 nf37 |
| tech. | head of tripod | 三脚頭 (さんきゃくとう) |
| phys. | head of wind | 向い風 (むかいかぜ) |
| gen. | n head priest of temple formerly led by founder of sect | 門主 |
| gen. | n head priest of the Ise Shrine | 祭主 news2 nf46 |
| gen. | n head temple of a Buddhist sect | 大本山 news2 nf39 |
| rel., budd. | n head temple of a sect | 総本山 news1 nf17 |
| gen. | n uk inclination of the head | 頷き |
| gen. | suf indicates a person is the n-th generation head of a family | 代当主 |
| tech. | loss of head | 損失落差 (そんしつらくさ) |
| tech. | loss of head | 損失水頭 (sonshitsu-suitō) |
| gen. | loss of head | 損失ヘッド |
| tech. | meter of mercury head | 水銀柱メートル (suiginchū-mētoru) |
| tech. | meter of water head | 水柱メートル (すいちゅうメートル) |
| abbr. | mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish | 鯱 (auspicious protectors of well-being, しゃち) |
| gen. | n mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish | 鯱鉾 (auspicious protectors of well-being) |
| el.gen. | net head of a hydroelectric power station | 水力発電所の有効落差 |
| tech. | of sprinkler head | スプリンクラー•ヘッドの最高周囲温度 (スプリンクラー•ヘッドのさいこうしゅういおんど) |
| gen. | exp off the top of one's head | 空で |
| gen. | per head of livestock | 当り頭、 あたま (あたり) |
| gen. | plate-like depression on the head of kappa | 頭の皿 |
| gen. | pump against a head of | 揚程で汲み上げる |
| rel., budd. | quarters of a head priest | 庫裡 (and his family) |
| rel., budd. | quarters of a head priest | 庫裏 (and his family) |
| gen. | range of head | 落差域 |
| gen. | recovery of head | 水頭の回復 |
| gen. | n rights accruing to the head of a household | 戸主権 (according to laws now obsolete) |
| gen. | rush of blood to the head | ぽうっと |
| gen. | n uk rush of blood to the head | 逆上せ |
| gen. | n vs rush of blood to the head | 上気 news2 nf38 |
| gen. | n shape of one's head | 頭つき |
| obs. | n uk shape of one's head | 頭 (あたま) |
| gen. | n shape of one's head | 頭付き |
| obs. | n shape of the head | 顔作り |
| obs. | n shape of the head | 顔づくり |
| gen. | n vs shaving the very top of the head | 中剃り |
| gen. | n simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head | 貫頭衣 |
| gen. | n exp snow of the head | 頭の雪 |
| gen. | stand at the head of others | 人の頭に立つ |
| gen. | n telegram sent by an emperor or head of state | 親電 |
| tech. | temperature rating of sprinkler head | スプリンクラー•ヘッドの標示温度 (スプリンクラー•ヘッドのひょうじおんど) |
| gen. | theoretical recovery of head | 理論回復水頭 |
| gen. | n title borne by a prince of the blood as a head of a house | 宮号 |
| gen. | top of one's head | 髪頭 |
| gen. | uk obsc top of one's head | 頂辺 |
| gen. | uk obsc top of one's head | 天辺 ichi1 |
| gen. | n adj-no top of the head | 頭頂 news2 nf38 |
| gen. | n top of the head | 頭角 news1 nf19 |
| tech. | total head of fire pump | ポンプの全揚程 (ポンプのぜんようてい) |
| gen. | n type of conical hat that covers the whole head | 深編み笠 (used by Komuso monks) |
| gen. | n whorl of hair on the back of the head | 旋毛 |