Meaning

Primary

Summit

Alternatives

Peak, Top, Crown

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji means summit and this word means summit, peak, top and crown, most often in reference to mountains.

Reading

いただき
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji, it probably uses the kun'yomi reading. You should already know this reading from when you learned 頂く. If you can remember that, you can remember this too!

Context

Context Sentences

日曜日の早朝、アキラは富士山の頂を目指して、出発した。

Early Sunday morning, Akira set off for the summit of Mt. Fuji.

ピンク色のネコの一族は、山奥や山の頂に住んでいる。

The pink cat clan lives deep in the mountains and on mountain tops.

目を覚ますと、眼前には険しい頂きがそびえ立ち、その頂きの上には仙人が立っていた。

When I woke up, I saw a rugged peak in front of me, and a hermit standing on top of it.

Kanji Composition