頂ちょう戴だい

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

頂戴する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	頂ちょう戴だいする	頂ちょう戴だいしない
Polite	頂ちょう戴だいします	頂ちょう戴だいしません
Past polite	頂ちょう戴だいしました	頂ちょう戴だいしませんでした
Past	頂ちょう戴だいした	頂ちょう戴だいしなかった
Te-form	頂ちょう戴だいして	頂ちょう戴だいしないで
Desire	頂ちょう戴だいしたい	頂ちょう戴だいしたくない
Potential	頂ちょう戴だいできる	頂ちょう戴だいできない
Passive	頂ちょう戴だいされる	頂ちょう戴だいされない
Causative	頂ちょう戴だいさせる	頂ちょう戴だいさせない
Causative passive	頂ちょう戴だいさせられる	頂ちょう戴だいさせられない
Volitional	頂ちょう戴だいしよう
Polite volitional	頂ちょう戴だいしましょう
Imperative	頂ちょう戴だいしろ	頂ちょう戴だいするな
Conditional	頂ちょう戴だいすれば	頂ちょう戴だいしなければ
Tara conditional	頂ちょう戴だいしたら	頂ちょう戴だいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

receiving; getting; accepting

humble (kenjougo)

Humble expression for receiving something from a superior or in a formal context. Used as a noun or with する.

お土産みやげを頂ちょう戴だいしました。
I received a souvenir (from someone).
ご連れん絡らくを頂ちょう戴だいし、ありがとうございます。
Thank you for your message (lit. for giving me the contact).

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

eating; drinking; having (humble)

humble (kenjougo)

Humble way to say 'eat' or 'drink', typically used when accepting food or drink offered by a superior.

では、遠えん慮りょなく頂ちょう戴だいします。
Well then, I'll help myself (lit. I will humbly receive/eat).
お茶ちゃを頂ちょう戴だいしてもよろしいですか。
May I have some tea? (humble)

expression

please give me; please do for me

familiar languagefemale term, language, or nameusually written using kana alone

Familiar, often feminine request. Used as 〜をちょうだい (give me) or after the -te form of a verb (please do). Usually written in kana.

その本ほん、ちょうだい。
Give me that book, please.
ちょっと手伝てつだってちょうだい。
Help me a little, please.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉から〈物もの〉を頂ちょう戴だいするto humbly receive something from someone
先せん生せいからすてきな本ほんを頂ちょう戴だいした。
I humbly received a wonderful book from my teacher.
〈物もの〉を頂ちょう戴だいするto humbly eat or drink something offered by a superior
お茶ちゃを頂ちょう戴だいいたします。
I will humbly have some tea.
〈物もの〉をちょうだいgive me (that thing), casual request
そのお菓か子し、ちょうだい。
Give me that snack.
〈動どう詞し〉てちょうだいplease do (something), casual request
早はやく来きてちょうだい。
Please come quickly.

Grammar

てちょうだいdo it for me (familiar)N2

Kanji

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

Related words

頂いただくN4sense 1
いただく is the humble verb for receiving or eating/drinking, while 頂戴 is the corresponding humble noun often paired with する in slightly more formal or written contexts.
ちょ
ちょ is a casual, clipped form of 頂戴 used after the -te form of a verb to make a request, while 頂戴 is the fuller, slightly more polite version of the same request.
くださいN5
ください is the standard polite way to request something, while ちょうだい is a softer, more casual (often feminine or child-directed) way to say the same thing among family or close friends.
賜たまわるN1
頂戴する is a common polite/humble way to say 'receive', whereas 賜る is stiffer and used mainly in ceremonial or official contexts.

Opposites

差さし上あげるN4sense 1
差し上げる is the humble verb for giving something to a superior, the opposite direction of 頂戴, which means humbly receiving something.

Politeness

くださいpolite 丁寧語N5sense 3
ください is the polite way to ask for something, while ちょうだい is a casual, often feminine or child-like version of the same request.
もらうplainN5sense 1
もらう is the plain, neutral verb for receiving, while 頂戴 is its humble counterpart used when the giver outranks the speaker.

Word family

頂ちょう戴だい物もの
present; gift
お涙なみだ頂ちょう戴だい
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale

Written forms

頂ちょう戴だいUsage29%
Standard kanji form for all senses; high-frequency and well-known.
ちょうだいUsage67%
Usually written in kana for the familiar request sense (sense 3).
ちょーだいUsage4%
- ちょーだい
  search-only kana form
- ちょうだい
  Search-only kana variant reflecting casual pronunciation.
頂ちょうだいUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form.
チョウダイUsage<1%

Etymology

Originally a humble compound of 頂 (いただき, 'top of the head; receiving') and 戴 (いただく, 'to receive'), used to express humbly receiving something from a superior. The familiar request sense developed from the imperative-like use of the noun.