Word Meaning 頭を抱える

あたまをかかえる atama o kakaeru

頭を抱える is read as あたまをかかえる (atama o kakaeru) and means to be at wits' end.

Meaning

English

  1. to be at wits' end
  2. to be greatly perplexed
  3. to be troubled

Reading

Kana

あたまをかかえる

Romaji

atama o kakaeru

Writing Variants

  • 頭をかかえる あたまをかかえる atamaokakaeru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 132924 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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頭が回る

あたまがまわる

to get one's head around

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

ずうち

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

頭部

とうぶ

cephalic

頭上

ずじょう

overhead