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.

What words use kanji 顚?

Example words that use kanji 顚 include 転覆, 転蹶, 顛末, 動転.

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顚

Meaning

Kanji 顚

peak

peak, summit, top, upset

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いただ.きたお.れる
Onyomi 音読み: テン
Nanori 名乗り: -

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

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 19
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 鎭 • 闐 • 鬒 • 䐜 • 蹎 • 眞 • 傎

Related vocabulary

Showing 10 common entries

Showing 10 of 10 entries that include this kanji.

転覆

てんぷく

overthrow (e.g. of a government)

転蹶

てんけつ

stumbling

顛末

てんまつ

details (of an incident, event, etc.)

動転

どうてん

transition

山巓

さんてん

summit (of a mountain)

大ブリテン

だいブリテン

Great Britain (island)

不列顛

ブリテン

Britain (island)

本末転倒

ほんまつてんとう

putting the cart before the horse

冠履転倒

かんりてんとう

disorder

七転八倒

しちてんばっとう

tossing oneself about in great pain

Example sentences

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.

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