てっぺん
Teppen
Usually written in kana.
Other forms: 頂辺
Also read: てへん、てっぺい
天辺 (Teppen) is a Japanese noun meaning “top, summit, apex, peak”.
Meanings
- nountop; summit; apex; peak
- nountwelve o'clock (usu. midnight)often in てっぺんを回る or てっぺん回る
- nountop of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crownesp. 頂辺 when in kanji
Examples
てっぺんまで上がった。
We climbed to the top.
その寺院は丘の天辺にある。
The temple is at the top of the hill.
あの木のてっぺんを見てごらん。
Look at the top of that tree.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).