頂 means “receive (humble), summit”

いただく · itadaku

Also: place on the head, receive, top of head, top

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): いただく, いただき
On'yomi (Chinese reading): チョウ

JLPT N3 · Taught in grade 6 · 11 strokes

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A nail (丁) driven in at the crown of a head (頁): the very top. 頂上 is a summit, and 頂く, to receive, once meant lifting a gift up onto your head, which is why meals in Japan begin with いただきます.

Used in 頂く (itadaku, to receive humbly), 頂上 (choujou, summit), and 山頂 (sanchou, mountaintop)

頂 means “receive (humble), summit”

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