Today’s first #kanji is #頭, which is made of 豆 and 頁（#おおがい）. In my kanji dictionary, it is listed under 頁 which show the meaning of “head” and 豆 gives you the onyomi sound of トウ although there are a few more different readings.
Meaning: head (-> leader, counter for large animals)
Reading: トウ（ドウ）、ズ、ト（ド）、ジュウ*、あたま、かしら（がしら）、こうべ*
頭髪（トウハツ）: the hair (on a person’s head), (a person’s) hair
口頭（コウトウ）（の）: oral, verbal, spoken, word-of-mouth
頭上（ズジョウ）: overhead above a person’s head
頭痛（ズツウ）: headache, a pain in the head; worry
音頭（オンド）を取（と）る: to lead (a chorus/cheer), to take the lead
頭（あたま）: a head; hair; brains; consideration; the beginning of …
頭金（あたまキン）: a deposit, a down payment
頭（かしら）: the head; the hair of the head; top, the first on the list
頭文字（かしらモジ）: (a person’s) initials; the first letter (of a word)
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饅頭（マンジュウ）: a bun with a bean-jam filling
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