Word Meaning 頓首

とんしゅ tonshu

頓首 is read as とんしゅ (tonshu) and means respectfully yours.

Meaning

English

  1. respectfully yours
  2. kowtowing
  3. kowtow

Reading

Kana

とんしゅ

Romaji

tonshu

Writing Variants

  • 頓首 とんじゅ tonju

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

頓首再拝

とんしゅさいはい

respectfully yours

閉口頓首

へいこうとんしゅ

being at a complete loss as to what to do

乳首

ちくび

nipple

くび

head

元首

げんしゅ

sovereign

手首

てくび

wrist

足首

あしくび

ankle

自首

じしゅ

surrender (to the authorities)

党首

とうしゅ

party leader

部首

ぶしゅ

radical (of a kanji character)

一首

いっしゅ

one tanka

機首

きしゅ

nose (of plane)

Example Sentences

1

かれはおうのまえにとんしゅした。

He bowed low before the king.