Word Meaning 巻頭

かんとう kantou

巻頭 is read as かんとう (kantou) and means beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.).

Meaning

English

beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.)
opening page
beginning (of a matter)
start

Reading

Kana

かんとう

Romaji

kantou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Antonyms 巻尾,巻末 Rank 19517 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

巻頭言

かんとうげん

foreword

巻頭歌

かんとうか

prefatory song or poem

開巻劈頭

かいかんへきとう

very beginning of a book

巻き込む

まきこむ

to involve

巻き返し

まきかえし

winding (thread, etc.)

巻末

かんまつ

end of a book

巻く

まく

to link (verse)

巻

まき

heel (of a Japanese sandal)

巻物

まきもの

sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling

巻き起こす

まきおこす

to raise (a cloud of dust)

巻き上げる

まきあげる

to blow up (dust)

巻紙

まきがみ

roll of paper