summit

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is ちょう, and the kun readings are いただく and いただき. It has 11 strokes. It appears in words for mountain summits and humble expressions for receiving or consuming something.
• Basic usage: 頂 is read いただき and 頂く is read いただく.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 頂 / 頂く
  • 頂 means summit or top and is read いただき. It refers to a mountain summit or a figurative position at the top of the world.
  • 夜明け前に山の頂へ着き、日の出を待った。 means “We reached the summit before dawn and waited for sunrise.”
  • 頂く means to receive humbly or to partake and is read いただく. It humbly describes receiving something or consuming food or drink.
  • 先生から貴重な資料を頂きました。 means “I received valuable materials from my teacher.”