Chinese

Noun

禿頭

1. bald head
2. a bald person

Verb

禿頭

1. to go bald

See also

• 光頭／光头 (guāngtóu)
• 禿頂／秃顶 (tūdǐng)

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 禿頭 ‎(thuwk + duw, literally “bald + head”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) とくとう [tòkútóó] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [to̞kɯ̥ᵝto̞ː]

Noun

禿頭 ‎(hiragana とくとう, romaji tokutō)

1. bald head

Derived terms

• 禿頭病 (とくとうびょう) ‎(tokutōbyō, “alopecia”)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3