JLPT N3 · 11 strokes
Kanji 頂: "place on the head, receive, top of head"
The kanji 頂 means "place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read チョウ in on'yomi and いただ.く, いただき in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
チョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いただ.くいただき
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1350 of 2,501 |
Common words with 頂
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 頂くto receive; to get; to accept; to take · to eat; to drink
- 頂戴receiving; getting; accepting; being given · eating; drinking; having
- 頂点vertex; apex · top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; peak
- 頂上top; summit; peak
- させて頂くto have the privilege of doing
- 絶頂top (of a mountain); summit · peak; height; zenith; acme
- 仏頂面sour look; surly face; pout
- 頂crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire · easy win for one
- 山頂summit (of a mountain)
- 頭頂部top part of the head; crown; parietal region
- 有頂天ecstasy · highest heaven
- 愚の骨頂the height of folly; sheer stupidity
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