Vocabulary
What does 頭を抱える (あたまをかかえる, atama o kakaeru) mean?
頭を抱える (あたまをかかえる, atama o kakaeru) means to rack one’s brains, to be at one’s wits’ end over a problem (lit.: to hold one’s head).
Quick facts| Reading | あたまをかかえる |
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| Romaji | atama o kakaeru |
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| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N2 |
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N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkatama o kakaeru
to rack one’s brains, to be at one’s wits’ end over a problem (lit.: to hold one’s head)
Example sentences
予想外のトラブルに担当者も頭を抱える。
Faced with an unexpected trouble, even the person in charge is at their wits’ end.
売上が急に落ちてしまい、店長は対策に頭を抱えている。
Sales dropped suddenly, leaving the store manager racking his brains over countermeasures.
