頂 — summit / to receive

Grade 6ちょう, いただ

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

What does 頂 mean?

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

How to read 頂

頂 is read ちょう or いただ depending on the word.

Example words with 頂

Example	頂上 (mountaintop)

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Updated: 2026-07-14