Word Meaning 蛇頭

じゃとう jatou

蛇頭 is read as じゃとう (jatou) and means snakeheads.

Meaning

English

snakeheads
Chinese criminal gangs, esp. for smuggling Chinese immigrants

Reading

Kana

じゃとう

Romaji

jatou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 127465 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

竜頭蛇尾

りゅうとうだび

strong beginning and weak ending

蛇

じゃ

snake

蛇行

だこう

meandering

蛇の目

じゃのめ

umbrella with bull's-eye pattern

蛇口

じゃぐち

faucet

蛇行運転

だこううんてん

erratic driving

蛇心仏口

じゃしんぶっこう

being cunning and spiteful, yet honey-tongued with feigned kindness

蛇体

じゃたい

body of a snake

街頭

がいとう

(on the) street

冒頭

ぼうとう

beginning

没頭

ぼっとう

immersing oneself in

核弾頭

かくだんとう

nuclear warhead