Definition of 天辺 (てっぺん)

てっぺん

天辺

てっぺん

teppen

noun
1.
top, summit, apex, peak(usually kana)
2.
twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)(usually kana, slang)(only relevant for てっぺん)(often in てっぺんを回る or てっぺん回る)
3.
top of one's head, top of a helmet, (top of) scalp, crown(usually kana, obscure)(esp. 頂辺 when in kanji)
Other readings:
てっぺん《頂辺》
てへん《天辺》[1]
てへん《頂辺》[1]
てっぺい《天辺》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Related Kanji
heavens, sky, imperial
environs, boundary, border, vicinity
place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak
Example sentences(showing 15 results)

There's a black hat caught in the high tree top

There's a large clock near the top of the tower

Look at the top of that tree

There was a flag at the top of the pole

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寺院
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てっぺん
天辺
The temple is at the top of the hill

The top of this tree is level with the fence

He's a quiet man, a little bald on top

He looked at her from head to foot

Galileo dropped two iron balls from the top of the tower

Take this knife and cut the top off

They climbed to the top of a cliff

We climbed to the top

An old castle stands on top of the cliff

We got to the top of Osaka Tower

I tried flying from the top of the tree