Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
使
あたま
Grade: 2
つか
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

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Verb edit

(あたま)使(つか) (atama o tsukaugodan (stem (あたま)使(つか) (atama o tsukai), past (あたま)使(つか)った (atama o tsukatta))

  1. to use one's head
    ちょっと頭使(あたまつか)よ。
    Chotto wa atama tsukae yo.
    At least try to think a bit first, OK?
    (literally, “Use your head a little bit.”)

Conjugation edit