Onyomi: チョウ · Kunyomi: いただ.く, いただき · Meanings: peak, place on the head, receive, summit, top, top of head
Kanji for peak, place on the head, receive, summit, top
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The kanji 頂 combines 頁 (head, person) on the right and a small roof-like component on the left. In ancient times, it showed a person’s head at the top, meaning the highest point of something. It represented the idea of being at the summit or receiving something from above. Over time, 頂 came to mean “top,” “summit,” or the act of respectfully receiving something, like a gift or honor.
Shows a head (頁) at the top — 頂 represents the top, summit, or respectfully receiving something from above.
This kanji declares: the head (頁) is at the top — 頂 means top or summit. Imagine standing on the top of a mountain, reaching the highest point. Every time you see 頂, think of being at the very top or receiving something important from above.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 頂 | いただき | crown (of head), summit (of mountain), spire | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん | vertex, apex | common JLPT-N2 Noun |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう | top, summit, peak | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 頂く | いただく | to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy | common JLPT-N3 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb |
| 頂戴 | ちょうだい | receiving, getting, accepting, being given | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 頂きます | いただきます | thank you (for the meal just served), I receive (this meal) | common JLPT-N3 JLPT-N1 Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.) |
| 天辺 | てっぺん | top, summit, apex, peak | common Noun |
| 頂ける | いただける | to be able to receive, to be able to take, to be able to accept | common Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb |
| 頂点捕食者 | ちょうてんほしょくしゃ | apex predator | Noun |
| 頂戴物 | ちょうだいもの | present, gift | Noun |