漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 611 strokesRadical
On
チョウ
Kun
いただ(く)・いただき
Meaning
summit; top; to receive (humble)

Origin

ORIGIN

頁 "head" plus 丁; the very top of the head — hence "summit," and humbly "to receive."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

チョウ頂上・頂点・絶頂
いただく頂く・頂き物
いただき

「山頂」の意。

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 頂上ちょうじょう

    summit; peak

  • 山頂さんちょう

    mountain top

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

山の頂上まで登った。

I climbed to the summit of the mountain.

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