JLPT N1 · Noun

てっぺん (teppen)

てっぺん is a Japanese noun meaning “top; summit”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: てっぺん
Romaji: teppen
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

top; summit; apex; peak · noun · usually written in kana
twelve o'clock (usu. midnight) · noun · usually written in kana, slang · often 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; crown · noun · usually written in kana · esp. 頂辺 when in kanji

Example sentences

私たちは大阪タワーのてっぺんに上がった。

We got to the top of Osaka Tower.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1440340 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.