Japanese symbol for “scalp”
頭皮
とうひ
Romaji: touhi
scalp
In Japanese, scalp is 頭皮, read とうひ (touhi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n scalp
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “scalp”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| スカルプ | スカルプ sukarupu | scalp |
| 地肌 | じはだ jihada | one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; bare skin |
| 天辺 | てっぺん teppen | top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 冒頭 | ぼうとう boutou | beginning; opening; start |
| 先頭 | せんとう sentou | head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead |
| 頭痛 | ずつう zutsuu | headache |
| 街頭 | がいとう gaitou | (on the) street |
| 頭脳 | ずのう zunou | head; brains |
| 念頭 | ねんとう nentou | (on one's) mind; heed |
| 皮膚 | ひふ hifu | skin |
| 皮肉 | ひにく hiniku | irony; sarcasm; cynicism |
See also: Chinese symbol for “scalp”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.