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濁った頭 (nigottaatama) Japanese meaning: light head | Kotomora じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 濁 voiced, uncleanness, wrong 頭 head, counter for large animals Related words ぼんやり ぼんやり describes a vague or absent-minded state more generally, while 濁った頭 specifically refers to a clouded or unclear mind.
頭あたま が 回まわ らない 頭が回らない means one's brain isn't working well, similar to 濁った頭, but is a more common and direct expression for mental sluggishness.
Etymology From 濁る (にごる, 'to become muddy/cloudy') + 頭 (あたま, 'head'). The expression figuratively extends the idea of clouded liquid to a clouded mind.
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