Word Meaning 頭にくる

あたまにくる atamanikuru

頭にくる is read as あたまにくる (atamanikuru) and means to go straight to one's head (of alcohol).

Meaning

English

to go straight to one's head (of alcohol)
to feel the effects (of an illness)
to lose one's wits
to get angry
to get mad
to lose one's temper
to fly into a rage
to blow one's top

Reading

Kana

あたまにくる

Romaji

atamanikuru

Writing Variants

頭に来る あたまにくる atama ni kuru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb ✓ Rank 100753 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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頭が回る

あたまがまわる

to get one's head around

頭に入れる

あたまにいれる

to keep in mind

頭が下がる

あたまがさがる

to admire greatly

頭を下げる

あたまをさげる

to apologize

頭に血が上る

あたまにちがのぼる

to lose one's cool

頭を振る

かぶりをふる

to shake one's head (in denial)

頭を丸める

あたまをまるめる

to become a monk

頭

あたま

hair (on one's head)

頭打ち

あたまうち

reaching a peak

頭痛

ずつう

headache

頭金

あたまきん

down payment

頭取

とうどり

(bank) president

Example Sentences

これは頭にくる。

This is making me really angry.

あいつは、まったく頭にくるやつだ。

That guy really burns me up.