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頂 (いただき, itadaki) Japanese meaning: top | Kotomora

頂いただき

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Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

top; crown; summit; spire

Physical top or peak: crown of the head, summit of a mountain, spire of a building. Often written 頂 without okurigana.

頭あたまの

頂いただき

から

つま

先さき

まで

泥どろ

だらけ

だっ

た

。

I was covered in mud from the crown of my head to my toes.

富ふ士じ山さんの頂いただきに立たつと、言こと葉ばが出でなかった。

When I stood on the summit of Mt. Fuji, I was speechless.

2

easy win; sure thing

Colloquial, often used in competitive contexts to mean a match or contest that is practically already won. Frequently written 頂き or 戴き.

この試し合あいはもう頂いただきだ。
This match is already in the bag.

3

something received; gift

Humble nuance from the verb 頂く; refers to something gratefully received. Often used in set phrases like お土産の頂き物. Written 頂き or 戴き.

これはお客きゃく様さまからの頂いただき物ものです。
This is a gift from a customer.

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の頂いただきに立たつto stand at the summit of a place
富ふ士じ山さんの頂いただきに立たった。
I stood at the summit of Mt. Fuji.
〈事こと〉は頂いただきだthat (match, situation) is basically already won
この試し合あいは頂いただきだ。
This match is basically already won.
頂いただき物ものをするto receive a gift (humbly)
近きん所じょの人ひとから頂いただき物ものをした。
I received a gift from a neighbor.
頂いただきを目め指ざすto aim for the summit
彼かれらは頂いただきを目め指ざして登のぼり続つづけた。
They kept climbing, aiming for the summit.

Expressions

いただきますthank you for the meal; I humbly receive
山やまの頂いただきmountain top; summit; peak

Kanji

頂place on the head, receive, top of head
戴be crowned with, live under (a ruler), receive

Related words

頂ちょう上じょうN2sense 1
頂上 is the everyday, common word for a mountain's summit, while 頂 is a more literary or poetic term for the same top.
楽らく勝しょう sense 2
楽勝 is a common word for an easy victory in a game or match, close to the colloquial 頂き meaning a sure win.
てっぺんN1sense 1
てっぺん is a casual, colloquial word for the very top of something, whereas 頂 sounds more formal or literary.
山さん頂ちょうN1
頂 is a more literary or poetic word for a mountain's summit, whereas 山頂 is the plain, everyday term.

Opposites

麓ふもとN2sense 1
麓 means the foot or base of a mountain, the direct opposite of 頂 meaning its summit.

Don't confuse with

項こう
項 (clause, item) and 頂 (summit, top) look very similar in kanji form but have completely unrelated meanings.

Counted with

箇か所しょN2
Used to count mountain peaks or summits, treating each as a location (箇所).

Written forms

頂いただきUsage74%
Standard kanji for physical top/crown/summit; also used broadly for the metaphorical 'top' sense.
頂いただきUsage26%
Preferred spelling for the 'something received' and 'easy win' senses, where the okurigana makes the reading clear.
戴いただき
Rare kanji variant for receiving/humble contexts; 頂き is far more common.

Etymology

Noun form of the verb 頂く (いただく), originally meaning 'to place on one's head' or 'to receive with respect'. The physical 'top' sense developed from the idea of the highest point, like the crown of the head.