How do you read 回頭?

回頭 is read かいとう (kaitou).

What JLPT level is 回頭?

It is not on the standard JLPT lists.

How do you write 回頭 in romaji?

回頭 is written kaitou in romaji, also spelled kaito.

What kanji are in 回頭?

回 (-times, Round); 頭 (Head, Counter For Large Animals).

回頭かいとう

かいとう · kaitou (also spelled kaito)

noun

Changing course (of a ship or aircraft), turning

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Kanji in this word

回-times, Round, Game 音かい・え訓まわ.る・-まわ.る JLPT N3 · 6 strokes 頭Head, Counter For Large Animals 音とう・ず訓あたま・かしら JLPT N3 · 16 strokes

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Words that share a kanji

～回～かいcounter for occurrences (~ times)回復かいふくrecovery (from illness), rehabilitation, restoration 転回てんかいrevolution, rotation 回収かいしゅうcollection, recovery 回数かいすうnumber of times, frequency 回送かいそうforwarding 頭かしらhead, chief 口頭こうとうoral

Questions

What does 回頭 mean?

Changing course (of a ship or aircraft), turning.

How do you pronounce 回頭?

かいとう (kaitou). Press Listen above to hear it.

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