Word Meaning 出頭

しゅっとう shuttou

出頭 is read as しゅっとう (shuttou) and means surrender (e.g. to the police).

Meaning

English

surrender (e.g. to the police)
turning oneself in
appearance
presence
attendance

Reading

Kana

しゅっとう

Romaji

shuttou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 12303 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

出会い頭

であいがしら

the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.)

出世頭

しゅっせがしら

most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)

任意出頭

にんいしゅっとう

voluntarily appearing for police questioning

出頭命令

しゅっとうめいれい

(issuing) order requiring someone to report personally (to a police station)

頭脳流出

ずのうりゅうしゅつ

brain drain

出掛ける

でかける

to be about to leave

出産

しゅっさん

production (of goods)

出演

しゅつえん

appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.)

出席

しゅっせき

attendance

出現

しゅつげん

appearance

出勤

しゅっきん

going to work

出願

しゅつがん

application

Example Sentences

トムは法廷に出頭を命じられた。

Tom was ordered to go to the court of law.

トムが、警察に出頭するつもりだって言うんだ。

Tom says that he's going to turn himself in to the police.