山頂

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 山頂 is read as さんちょう and means a mountain summit or mountaintop.
• Basic usage: It can be a destination reached before sunrise or the location of a hut seen after clouds clear.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reaching the summit
  • 山頂 is the highest point reached by climbing the mountain. Example: 夜明け前に山頂へ着き、日の出を待った。
• Something located at the summit
  • 山頂 identifies where the distant hut stands. Example: 雲が晴れると山頂の小屋が遠くに見えた。