Lingakuてっぺん
Frequency rank: 16,183. – 16,228.
- top; summit; apex; peakword usually written using kana alone
- twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)only applies to てっぺんword usually written using kana aloneslangoften in てっぺんを回る or てっぺん回る
- top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crownword usually written using kana aloneesp. 頂辺 when in kanji
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- てっぺんFrequency rank: 16,183. – 16,228.
- 天辺【てっぺん】【てへん】【てっぺい】Frequency rank: 21,305. – 21,423.
- 頂辺【てっぺん】【てへん】
- てへん
- てっぺい
Generated definitions (experimental)
- top; summit; apex; peak
- twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)
- top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown
This meaning refers to the highest point of something, whether it's a physical location, like the peak of a mountain, or a metaphorical peak, like achieving the highest level of success.
In this context, the term is used to signify a specific time, often used in discussions about schedules, deadlines, or nighttime events.
This meaning refers to the uppermost part of a person's head or an object like a helmet, often used when discussing location or injury.
Generated collocations (experimental)
てっぺんをとる取るto reach the top / to be on topてっぺんにたつ立つto stand at the peak / to be on topてっぺんがたかい高いthe peak is highてっぺんまであがる上がるto rise to the topてっぺんをこえる超えるto surpass the peakてっぺんをこす越すto go beyond the summitてっぺんをめざす目指すto aim for the topてっぺんのじかん時間the time at the peak (midnight)あたま頭のてっぺんthe top of the headてっぺんにぼうし帽子をかぶるto wear a hat on the top (of the head)
Example sentences
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Galileo dropped two iron balls from the top of the tower.