頭角
See also: 头角
Chinese edit
head; (noun suffix) | horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note | ||
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trad. (頭角) | 頭 | 角 | |
simp. (头角) | 头 | 角 | |
anagram | 角頭/角头 | ||
Literally: “protruding part of the left and right bones on the top of a person's head”. |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
頭角
- (figurative) youngster's talent; brilliance of youth
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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頭 | 角 |
とう Grade: 2 |
かく Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
- 頭角を現す (tōkaku o arawasu, “distinguish oneself”)
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN