Japanese symbol for “summit”
山頂
さんちょう
Romaji: sanchou
summit (of a mountain)
In Japanese, summit is 山頂, read さんちょう (sanchou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n summit (of a mountain)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “summit”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 峰 | みね mine | peak; summit; ridge |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう choujou | top; summit; peak |
| 絶頂 | ぜっちょう zetchou | top (of a mountain); summit |
| 頂 | いただき itadaki | crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire |
| サミット | サミット samitto | summit (meeting) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 登山 | とざん tozan | mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain |
| 火山 | かざん kazan | volcano |
| 鉱山 | こうざん kouzan | mine (gold, coal, etc.) |
| 山形 | やまがた yamagata | Yamagata (city, prefecture) |
| 沢山 | たくさん takusan | a lot; lots; plenty |
| 青山 | せいざん seizan | lush mountain; green mountain |
| 頂点 | ちょうてん chouten | vertex; apex |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう choujou | top; summit; peak |
See also: Chinese symbol for “summit”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.