頂点 (Chouten) is a Japanese noun meaning “vertex, apex, top (e.g. of a mountain), summit”.
Meanings
- nounvertex; apex
- nountop (e.g. of a mountain); summit; peak
- nountop (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
- nounpeak (of popularity, a boom, etc.); height (e.g. of prosperity); apex; zenith; climax
Examples
自動車生産は頂点を超えた。
Automobile production has peaked out.
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.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).