頂

• 読み: いただき
• ローマ字: itadaki
• 漢字の分解: 頂 (itadaki/chou) — summit, top, crown of head
• 発音: /i.ta.da.ki/

意味

Summit; peak; crown of the head. The very top of something, especially a mountain.

A noun with two primary meanings: the top of a mountain (summit/peak) and the crown of one's head. In its mountain sense, it evokes the image of reaching the highest point after a climb. Also appears in the humble expression いただきます (itadakimasu), which derives from the idea of humbly receiving something 'atop' one's head. Can also refer to the pinnacle of achievement figuratively.

例文

1. 山の頂から見た景色は息をのむほど美しかった。
2. 雪に覆われた頂が朝日に輝いていた。
3. ようやく頂にたどり着いたときの達成感は忘れられない。

使い方ガイド

場面: mountaineering, nature, literature

トーン: poetic

起源と歴史

From classical Japanese いただき, related to the verb 頂く (itadaku, to receive humbly/to place on one's head). The kanji 頂 combines 丁 (top) and 頁 (head).

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal