頂 — “summit / to receive” in Japanese

Grade 6ちょう, いただ

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“summit / to receive” in Japanese is 頂, read chou, itada (ちょう, いただ). It is a Grade 6 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 6 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 頂上 (mountaintop).

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What does 頂 mean?

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Kanji	頂
Meaning	summit / to receive
Readings	ちょう, いただ
Grade	Grade 6 (Hardest)
Curriculum	Kyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school
Example	頂上 (mountaintop)

How to read 頂

頂 is read chou (ちょう) or itada (いただ) depending on the word.

Words with 頂

頂上
頂戴

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Updated: 2026-08-28