山頂|さんちょうsanchou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounsummit (of a mountain)
   山頂さんちょうが雲くもの上うえにそびえている。↗

   The peak rises above the clouds.

• Synonym頂上ちょうじょうNeutralNeutral word for the top of anything, also used figuratively for the highest state; 「山頂」 is specific to the summit of a mountain.
• Synonym頂いただきWrittenA written, formal word for the top of a mountain or of an object; 「山頂」 is the more direct way to refer to a mountain summit.
• SynonymピークCasualColloquial loanword covering mountain peaks and peak periods such as busy seasons; 「山頂」 refers only to the summit of a mountain.
• Synonym絶頂ぜっちょうWrittenA written, formal word for a summit or the height of something, as in 「人気の絶頂」; 「山頂」 is the more objective, factual term.
• SynonymてっぺんCasualColloquial word for the top of something or the crown of the head, as in 「山のてっぺん」; 「山頂」 sounds more formal.
• Synonym峰みねNeutralNeutral word for a mountain peak or ridge, and also for the back of a blade; 「山頂」 names the highest point itself.
• Related頂点ちょうてんNeutralNeutral word for a geometric vertex or the figurative peak of a career or field; 「山頂」 is specific to the highest point of a mountain.
• RelatedてっぺんCasualColloquial word for the top of something or the crown of the head, as in 「山のてっぺん」; 「山頂」 sounds more formal.
• Related山巓さんてんWrittenA written, formal word for a mountain summit, seen mostly in poetry and travel writing; in everyday speech say 「山頂」.
• Related山嶺さんれいWrittenA written, formal word for mountain peaks and summits, close in sense to 「山頂」, which is the more common everyday choice.
• Antonym山麓さんろくWrittenA written, formal word for the area at the foot of a mountain, as in 「山麓の村」; the opposite of 「山頂」 in elevation.
• Antonym麓ふもとNeutralNeutral word for the base of a mountain, the area around the trailhead; the positional opposite of the summit 「山頂」.
• Antonym山裾やますそNeutralNeutral word for the foot or lower part of a mountain; the opposite of 「山頂」 in elevation.

Use 「山頂」 for the highest point of a mountain, as in 「富士山の山頂」. For tops in general use 「頂上」, colloquially 「てっぺん」; for peaks and ridges use 「峰」. The written forms 「山巓」「山嶺」「絶頂」 belong to formal prose, and the opposites are 「麓」 and 「山麓」.

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1. 山やまの最もっとも高たかい地点ちてん。