The Japanese word for "head" is "atama." There are many expressions including "atama (head)" in Japanese. Let's take a look these words, phrases and proverbs.
Words
| atamauchi 頭打ち | reach the peak |
| atamakazu 頭数 | numbers |
| atamakara 頭から | from the beginning, at all |
| atamakin 頭金 | down payment |
| atamagonashi 頭ごなし | tell somebody off without hearing his/her side of story |
| atamadekkachi 頭でっかち | top-heavy |
| atamawari 頭割り | per head |
Phrases
| atama ga agaranai 頭が上がらない | to feel inferior, to lose one's nerve |
| atama ga itai 頭が痛い | to be worried |
| atama ga ippai 頭がいっぱい | to be occupied with a certain thing |
| atama ga katai 頭が固い | to be stubborn |
| atama ga kireru 頭が切れる | to be smart |
| atama ga sagaru 頭が下がる | to respect, to take one's hat off |
| atama ga hikui 頭が低い | to be modest |
| atama ga furui 頭が古い | old-fashioned |
| atama ni ireru あたまがにいれる | to put into one's head |
| atama ni kuru 頭に来る | to get mad |
| atama ni kobiritsuku 頭にこびりつく | not to be able to forget |
| atama ni chi ga noboru 頭に血が上る | to get excited |
| atama o kakaeru 頭をかかえる | to be worried |
| atama o kirikaeru 頭を切り替える | to change one's way of thinking |
| atama o hiyasu 頭を冷やす | to cool one's head |
| atama o motageru 頭をもたげる | to raise one's head |
Proverbs
| Atama kasushite shiri kakusazu 頭隠して尻隠さず | Hiding just a part of it, and thinking it hasn't been noticed. |
| Atama dekkachi shiri tsubomi 頭でっかち尻つぼみ | To go from the sublime to the ridiculous. The mountains have brought forth a mouse. |
