What does kanji 頂 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 頂 is place on the head.

How is kanji 頂 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 頂 are いただ.く, いただき; the onyomi readings are チョウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 頂?

Kanji 頂 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 頂?

The main radical for kanji 頂 is 頁.

What words use kanji 頂?

Example words that use kanji 頂 include 頂だい, 頂辺, 頂点, 頂上.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 5

頂

Meaning

Kanji 頂

place on the head

place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いただ.くいただき
Onyomi 音読み: チョウ
Nanori 名乗り: かみ

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #1350
Strokes: 11
Radical: 頁
Components: 一 • 亅 • ハ • 目 • 貝 • 頁
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 訂 • 寧 • 釘 • 靪 • 飣 • 丁 • 亍

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 83 entries that include this kanji.

頂だい

ちょうだい

please (give me; do for me)

頂辺

てっぺん

twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)

頂点

ちょうてん

top (of a profession, field, etc.)

頂上

ちょうじょう

top

頂けない

いただけない

unacceptable

頂芽

ちょうが

terminal bud

頂角

ちょうかく

vertical angle

頂上会談

ちょうじょうかいだん

summit conference

頂戴物

ちょうだいもの

present

頂端細胞

ちょうたんさいぼう

apical cell

頂端分裂組織

ちょうたんぶんれつそしき

apical meristem

頂点シェーダ

ちょうてんシェーダ

vertex shader

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

山頂に雪が残っている。

Snow still remains on the mountain peak.

彼は贈り物をありがたく頂いた。

He gratefully received the gift.

先生から本を一冊頂きました。

I received a book from my teacher.

では、先に昼ご飯を頂きます。

Well then, I will have lunch first.

帽子を頭の頂にのせた。

He placed the hat on top of his head.

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