Word Meaning 頭をもたげる

あたまをもたげる atamaomotageru

頭をもたげる is read as あたまをもたげる (atamaomotageru) and means to raise one's head.

Meaning

English

  1. to raise one's head
  2. to come to the fore
  3. to rise into importance
  4. to gain strength
  5. to rear its head

Reading

Kana

あたまをもたげる

Romaji

atamaomotageru

Writing Variants

  • 頭を擡げる あたまをもたげる atama o motageru

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 102609 Priority Q

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

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