山頂(さんちょう)

さんちょう
noun
mountain top; summit
1. mountain top; summit; peak
The highest point of a mountain.
山頂(さんちょう)に着(つ)いた。
We reached the summit.
山頂(さんちょう)では気圧(きあつ)が低(ひく)い。
The air pressure is low at the mountain top.
山頂(さんちょう)から景色(けしき)を眺(なが)めた。
We gazed at the scenery from the summit.

山頂(さんちょう) specifically means the top of a mountain. The kanji 山(さん) (mountain) + 頂(ちょう) (summit) make the meaning transparent.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 山頂(さんちょう)を目指(めざ)す: to aim for the summit
  • 山頂(さんちょう)に到達(とうたつ)する: to reach the summit
  • 山頂(さんちょう)に立(た)つ: to stand on the summit
  • 山頂(さんちょう)からの眺(なが)め: the view from the summit
  • 山頂(さんちょう)付近(ふきん): near the summit

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 頂上(ちょうじょう): summit, top (more general — can refer to the top of anything, not just mountains)
  • 峰(みね): peak, ridge (emphasizes the pointed shape)
  • 山(やま)の頂(いただき): mountain top (literary)

山頂(さんちょう) is commonly used in hiking and mountaineering contexts.

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Added 2026.2.4 19:52 · Revised 2026.3.27 9:47
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