頭 部(とうぶ)

とうぶ

noun

head (anatomy); head region

1. head; head region

The head as a part of the body, in medical, scientific and news language. Also the top or front part of an object, such as a doll or a missile.

頭部(とうぶ)を強(つよ)く打(う)った。

He hit his head hard.

頭部(とうぶ)のけがで入院(にゅういん)した。

She was hospitalized with a head injury.

事故(じこ)の後(あと)、念(ねん)のため頭部(とうぶ)のCT検査(けんさ)を受(う)けることになった。

After the accident, I was to have a CT scan of my head, just to be safe.

The formal equivalent of 頭(あたま), used in medical reports, news of accidents and sports injuries, and descriptions of animals or objects. Compare 腹部(ふくぶ) (abdomen), 胸部(きょうぶ) (chest) and 腰部(ようぶ) (lower back).

Common collocations

頭部(とうぶ)を打(う)つ: to hit one's head
頭部(とうぶ)外傷(がいしょう): head injury
後頭部(こうとうぶ): the back of the head
頭部(とうぶ)の検査(けんさ): a head examination

general

Added 2026.10.7 22:20 · Revised 2026.10.7 22:23

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