Quick answer
頂 is the kanji for "Top". Its reading is いただ.く (itadaku). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Top
Also : Peak · Summit · to receive
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 頂 represents 'PLACE ON THE HEAD'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of place on the head.
On-reading: ちょう — remember this sound by associating it with place on the head. Kun-reading: いただ.く.
Example Sentences
山の頂上からの眺めが素晴らしい。
やまのちょうじょうからのながめがすばらしい。
The view from the mountain peak is wonderful.
料理を頂いたので、ありがたく食べました。
りょうりをいただいたので、ありがたくたべました。
I received the meal, so I ate it gratefully.
Vocabulary using 頂
Grammar to study at this level
- [Verb dictionary/nai form] + ように～ように (you ni) - So that
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことにする～ことにする (koto ni suru) - Decide to
- [Verb dictionary form] + ことになる～ことになる (koto ni naru) - It has been decided that
- [Noun/Verb te-form] + ばかり～ばかり (bakari) - Only / Nothing but
- [Verb/Adjective plain form] + はずだ～はずだ (hazu da) - Should be / It is expected
Last updated Jun 17, 2026
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