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JLPT N2 · Noun

頂点 (chouten)

頂点 (ちょうてん, chouten) is a Japanese noun meaning “vertex; apex”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ちょうてん
Romaji
chouten
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. vertex; apex · noun
  2. top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; peak · noun
  3. top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit · noun
  4. peak (of popularity, a boom, etc.); height (e.g. of prosperity); apex; zenith; climax · noun

Example sentences

経済は今景気循環の頂点にある。
The economy is at peak of a business cycle at present.
Tatoeba #176466

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

Kanji in 頂点

頂
place on the head, receive, top of headチョウ・いただ.く・いただき · 11 strokes
点
spot, point, markテン・つ.ける・つ.く · 9 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 頂点.

頂くいただくto receive頂上ちょうじょうtop交差点こうさてんcrossing点てんdot点くつくto be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.)欠点けってんfault要点ようてんgist視点してんpoint of view採点さいてんmarking弱点じゃくてんweak point終点しゅうてんterminus重点じゅうてんimportant point焦点しょうてんfocus地点ちてんspot

Source: JMdict entry 1430240 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.