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頂

place on the head
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingチョウ
Kun readingいただ.く、いただき
JōyōGrade 6KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. place on the headRtK
    水族館へ行く道を教えて頂けますか？Can you show me the way to the aquarium?tatoeba
    彼は喜びのあまり有頂天になっていた。He was beside himself with joy.tatoeba
  2. receive
    神社から餅などを頂く場合、直らうと言う場合がある。The word "naorau" is used as a verb when a person receives mochi or other food from a shrine.wiki
    祭礼においては、祭る側の参加者も神酒を頂くことが多い。In rites and festivals, participants on the enshrining side also usually receive miki.wiki
  3. top of head
  4. top
    彼は日が暮れないうちに山頂に到達した。He attained the top of the mountain before dark.tatoeba
    彼は頂上に足早に駆け登った。He rapidly ascended to the top.tatoeba
  5. summit
  6. peak
  1. crown (of head)
  2. summit (of mountain)
  3. easy win for one
  4. something received

Popular Usage

頂く

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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street (行) · nail · spike · head (首) · page · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · drop (丶) · shellfish · clam · oyster · eye (目) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 98

Compound words

頂くいただく
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy
山頂さんちょう
summit (of a mountain)
絶頂ぜっちょう
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; zenith
頂上ちょうじょう
top; summit; peak
頂戴ちょうだい
receiving; getting; accepting; being given; eating
頂点ちょうてん
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; peak
登頂とうちょう
climbing to the summit; summiting
有頂天うちょうてん
ecstasy; highest heaven
頂けるいただける
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept; to be able to eat; to be able to drink
頂きますいただきます
thank you (for the meal just served); I receive (this meal)
円頂えんちょう
dome
頂きいただき
crown (of head)
頂物いただきもの
present (that one has received)
顱頂ろちょう
top of the head
山の頂やまのいただき
mountain top
丹頂鶴たんちょうづる
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)
頂き物いただきもの
present (that one has received)
顱頂眼ろちょうがん
parietal eye
頂きものいただきもの
present (that one has received)
伝法灌頂でんぼうかんじょう
consecration ritual for the conferral of the status of Acharya (in esoteric Buddhism)
頂戴するちょうだいする
to receiv

Additional Examples

彼は山の頂上に立っていました。
He was standing at the top of the mountain.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 頂

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