Word Meaning 牛頭

ごず gozu

牛頭 is read as ごず (gozu) and means ox-headed demon (in hell).

Meaning

English

ox-headed demon (in hell)

Reading

Kana

ごず

Romaji

gozu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 132256 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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牛頭馬頭

ごずめず

horse-headed and ox-headed demons in the Buddhist hell

牛頭天王

ごずてんのう

Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)

牛馬

ぎゅうば

horses and cattle

牛耳る

ぎゅうじる

to control

牛商人

うしあきゅうど

ox seller

牛歩戦術

ぎゅうほせんじゅつ

snail's pace tactics

牛タン戦術

ぎゅうたんせんじゅつ

filibustering

年頭

ねんとう

beginning of the year

先頭

せんとう

head (of a line, group, etc.)

念頭

ねんとう

(on one's) mind

頭

あたま

hair (on one's head)

目頭

めがしら

inner canthus