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頂上

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

頂上 — “summit, peak, top”

頂上 (read ちょうじょう) means summit, peak, top. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

ちょうじょう

Meaning

summit, peak, top

頂上 in a sentence

山やまの頂上ちょうじょうまで登のぼる。

To climb to the summit of the mountain.

The kanji in 頂上

頂summit; to receive (humble)
上above, up

Words that share a kanji with 頂上

頂くいただく— to receive (humble); to eat/drink (humble)
頂点ちょうてん— peak, summit, apex, vertex
上げるあげる— to raise, to lift
上うえ— above (up, top, etc.), over, on top of
上着うわぎ— coat, jacket
上手じょうず— be good at, skillful
上がるあがる— to rise, to go up, to climb
召し上がるめしあがる— to eat, to drink (honorific)

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