Japanese More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 薬 缶 頭 やく > やGrade: 3 かんGrade: S あたまGrade: 2 irregular on’yomi kun’yomi Close More information Alternative spelling ... Alternative spelling 藥罐頭 (kyūjitai) CloseEtymology From 薬(や)缶(かん) (yakan, “kettle”) + 頭(あたま) (atama, “head”). Pronunciation (Tokyo) やかんあたま [yàkáń'áꜜtàmà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]IPA(key): [ja̠kã̠ɰ̃a̠ta̠ma̠] Noun 薬(や)缶(かん)頭(あたま) • (yakan atama) bald head References [1]Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBNWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.