峰ほう頭とう

noun

summit of a peak

Rare literary term for the top of a mountain peak. In modern Japanese, 山頂 or 頂上 are far more common.

• 古ふるい紀き行こう文ぶんに「峰ほう頭とうに立たちて四し方ほうを望のぞむ」とある。

  An old travelogue says, 'Standing on the summit of the peak and looking out in all directions.'