Word Meaning 頂く

いただく itadaku

頂く is read as いただく (itadaku) and means to get someone to do something.

Meaning

English

  1. to get someone to do something
  2. to eat
  3. to drink
  4. to be crowned with
  5. to wear (on one's head)
  6. to have (on top)
  7. to have (as one's leader)
  8. to live under (a ruler)

Reading

Kana

いただく

Romaji

itadaku

Writing Variants

  • 戴く いただく itadaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms 戴く,御馳走になる,頂戴する,呼ばれる Related Words 食べる,召し上がる,口にする,生きる,生きて行く,送る,過ごす,暮らす Rank 6521 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

頂点

ちょうてん

top (of a profession, field, etc.)

頂上

ちょうじょう

top

頂戴

ちょうだい

please (give me; do for me)

頂きます

いただきます

thank you (for the meal just served)

いただき

easy win for one

頂ける

いただける

to be able to eat

有頂天

うちょうてん

ecstasy

山頂

さんちょう

summit (of a mountain)

登頂

とうちょう

climbing to the summit

絶頂

ぜっちょう

orgasm

頭頂

とうちょう

top of the head

仏頂面

ぶっちょうづら

sour look