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    3. 天辺

    天辺

    天てっ辺ぺん

    top

    KMT7CoreNounNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab9 strokes

    頂辺

    てっぺんてへんてっぺい

    Noun

    1.
    top, summit, apex, peak
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)
    word usually written using kana aloneslang
    3.
    top of one's head, top of a helmet, (top of) scalp, crown
    word usually written using kana alone

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    山やまの天てっ辺ぺんには雪ゆきが積つもっていた。

    Snow had accumulated on the top of the mountain.

    KMT6Nature & Environment
    彼かれはビルの天てっ辺ぺんまで階かい段だんで上のぼった。

    He climbed to the top of the building by stairs.

    KMT7Daily Life
    富ふ士じ山さんの天てっ辺ぺんから見みるご来らい光こうは格かく別べつだ。

    The sunrise viewed from the summit of Mt. Fuji is exceptional.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentTravel & Transportation
    彼かれの髪かみは天てっ辺ぺんが少すこし薄うすくなってきた。

    His hair has become a little thin at the crown of his head.

    KMT7Daily LifeMedicine & Health
    彼かれはその業ぎょう界かいの天てっ辺ぺんを目め指ざして努ど力りょくしている。

    He is striving to reach the pinnacle of that industry.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    辺
    あた.り・ほと.り・-べ…(2)
    environs・boundary・border・vicinity
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