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On'yomi
チョウ
CHOU
Kun'yomi
いただ.く・いただき
itadaku / itadaki

place on the head · receive · top of head · top · summit · peak

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Component Breakdown

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丁 + head

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of nail and head. Nail of head.

Symbolism

Summit, peak, receive. Represents peak.

Related Culture & Scenes

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

有頂天外

うちょうてんがい

beside oneself with joy; in raptures; in an ecstasy of delight; beside oneself with joy

帰命頂礼

きみょうちょうらい

most formal form of a prayer; most formal form of a prayer

Proverbs & Idioms

頂上を極める

ちょうじょうをきわめる

To reach the summit

To achieve the highest level