Word Meaning 頂戴

ちょうだい choudai

頂戴 is read as ちょうだい (choudai) and means please (give me; do for me).

Meaning

English

please (give me; do for me)
eating
drinking
having
receiving
getting
accepting
being given

Reading

Kana

ちょうだい

Romaji

choudai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 2級 Rank 8210 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

頂戴物

ちょうだいもの

present

お涙頂戴

おなみだちょうだい

tearjerker

頂点

ちょうてん

top (of a profession, field, etc.)

頂上

ちょうじょう

top

頂く

いただく

to get someone to do something

頂きます

いただきます

thank you (for the meal just served)

頂

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

Example Sentences

またメール頂戴。

Drop me a line.

お涙頂戴な映画は苦手なんだ。

I don't like sad movies.

着いたらすぐに手紙を頂戴ね。

Please send me a letter as soon as you arrive.

あなたのケーキちょっと頂戴。私のも少しあげるから。

Give me a bit of your cake. I'll give you a bit of mine, too.