noun
mountain summit; peak
Literary or poetic term for a mountain top; in everyday language 山頂 (さんちょう) is far more common.
See also: 山頂 (さんちょう)
詩の中で「山巓に立つ」と詠まれている。
In the poem, it is written 'standing on the mountain summit'.
古い紀行文に「山巓より望む」という表現が出てくる。
In an old travelogue, the expression 'looking out from the mountain peak' appears.
The standard, everyday word for 'mountain summit'. 山巓 is a rare literary synonym.
Compound of 山 (mountain) and 巓/顛 (summit, top). The second character is rare and not in common use.