- 頂上 — summit
- 頂点 — peak; apex
- 山頂 — mountain top
- 登頂 — reaching the summit
- 頂戴 — please give (humble)
- 絶頂 — climax; zenith
頂 combines the radical 頁 (head) with the phonetic 丁 (テイ), evoking “the top of the head.” It broadened to mean “summit/peak” and, by humility, “to receive (from someone above).”
山の頂上に 登りました。
I climbed to the summit of the mountain.
この本を 頂きました。
I received this book (humbly).