What is the Kanji for "Crown" and "Accept"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Crown" and "Accept", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Crown" and "Accept" is "頂".

This kanji has 3 readings:

Its kunyomi readings are "Itada" and "Itadaki".

Its onyomi reading is "Chou".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "丁" means "Street" and can be read as "Chou" and "Tei". And The radical "頁" means "Page" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "頂" mean in japanese?

"頂" means "Crown" and "Accept".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Sixth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N3 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

頂く: "Receive" or "Humbly accept". The Japanese verb '頂く (いただく)' has multiple meanings. The primary meaning is 'to receive' something, often politely or humbly. It is commonly used when receiving gifts, food, or other items from someone. The second meaning is 'to humbly accept' something, such as an honor or opportunity. This verb carries an implication of gratitude and respect. For example: I humbly accept your kind offer - (ご好意を頂きます). May I receive this gift? - (この贈り物を頂いてもよろしいでしょうか).

頂上: "Summit". The Japanese noun '頂上 (ちょうじょう)' refers to the highest point or the top of a mountain or hill. It is used to describe the very pinnacle or peak of a geographical feature. For example: We finally reached the summit after a long hike - (長い散歩の後、私たちは頂上に到達した). The climbers stood on the summit and took in the breathtaking view - (登山者は頂上に立ち、息をのむ景色を眺めた).

頂戴: "Please". The verbal noun '頂戴 (ちょうだい)' is an extremely polite expression used to request something. It is commonly used in formal or deferential situations. For example: Please give me that. - (あれをちょうだい). May I have that? - (それをちょうだいできますか).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "い" is read as "i". The hiragana "た" is read as "ta". The hiragana "だ" is read as "da". And The hiragana "き" is read as "ki".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.