峰・嶺・峯|みねmine[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounpeak; summit; ridge; top
   その峰みねは雲くもの上うえにそびえている。↗

   The peak rises above the clouds.
2. nounback of a blade

• Synonym頂いただきNeutralCovers a mountain summit or the crown of the head, and even an easy win, as in 「いただき！」; 「峰」 stresses the ridge or sharp point of a peak.
• Synonym山頂さんちょうNeutralAn objective term for a mountain's highest point; 「峰」 highlights the towering peak itself.
• Synonym頂上ちょうじょうNeutralMeans the top or summit, and figuratively the highest state, as in 「頂上会談」; 「峰」 focuses on the mountain peak itself.
• Synonym絶頂ぜっちょうNeutralDenotes the zenith or extreme point, also a climax figuratively; 「峰」 stays with concrete peaks.
• Related頂点ちょうてんNeutralUsed for a geometric vertex or the top of a profession or field; 「峰」 centers on mountains.
• RelatedてっぺんCasualColloquial for the very top or the crown of the head, as in 「てっぺんまで登る」; 「峰」 leans toward written prose.
• Related山嶺さんれいWrittenA written, literary word for mountain ridges and summits; 「峰」 is the more common choice.
• Antonym谷たにNeutralA valley or gorge, the opposite of a towering 「峰」.

For towering peaks or the back of a blade use 「峰」, as in 「峰々」「峰打ち」. For a mountain's summit say 「山頂」 or 「頂」; for the top of something, 「頂上」; colloquially the very top is 「てっぺん」; for the height of achievement, 「絶頂」; for a valley, 「谷」.

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1. （みね）山やまの頂いただき。