What does kanji 顚 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 顚 is peak.

How is kanji 顚 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 顚 are いただ.き, たお.れる; the onyomi readings are テン.

Example words that use kanji 顚 include 顚覆, 顚末, 動顚, 不列顚.

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顚

Meaning

peak

peak, summit, top, upset

Stroke Order

Variant: 顛 (Legal Form) , 傎 (Itaiji) , 㒹 (Itaiji) , 颠 (Itaiji)

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Showing 5 of 10 entries that include this kanji.

てんぷく

overthrow (e.g. of a government)

てんまつ

details (of an incident, event, etc.)

どうてん

transition

ブリテン

Britain (island)

ほんまつてんとう

putting the cart before the horse

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5 reference sentences

山の顚に雪が残っている。

Snow still remains on the mountain summit.

塔の顚が雲に隠れていた。

The top of the tower was hidden by clouds.

彼は岩の顚に立って海を見た。

He stood on top of the rock and looked at the sea.

強い風で帽子が顚から落ちた。

Because of the strong wind, the hat fell from the top of his head.

小さな舟が波で顚った。

The small boat overturned in the waves.