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)

Related Words

Synonym: 頂上(ちょうじょう) (summit (general))

Compare: 峰(みね) (peak, ridge)

Compare: 絶頂(ぜっちょう) (peak, summit, climax, zenith)

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Added 2026.2.4 19:52 · Revised 2026.10.6 3:22

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