開頭

See also: 开头

Chinese

open; operate (vehicle); start head; (noun suffix)
trad. (開頭) 開 頭
simp. (开头) 开 头

Pronunciation


Verb

開頭

  1. to start; to begin
    以it開頭的句子/以it开头的句子  ―  yǐ it kāitóu de jùzi  ―  sentence beginning with "it"

Synonyms

Noun

開頭

  1. start; beginning

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
開 頭
かい
Grade: 3
とう
Grade: 2
kan’on

Etymology

Coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived elements as a compound of 開 (kai, “open”) +‎ 頭 (tō, “head”).

Date of first appearance is uncertain, but this seems to be a relatively modern coinage.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) かいとー [kàítóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ito̞ː]

Noun

開(かい)頭(とう) • (kaitō) 

  1. (medicine) craniotomy: the opening of the skull for surgery

Verb

開(かい)頭(とう)する • (kaitō suru) suru (stem 開(かい)頭(とう)し (kaitō shi), past 開(かい)頭(とう)した (kaitō shita))

  1. (medicine) to craniotomize, to perform a craniotomy: to open the skull for surgery

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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