- てっぺん
- [天辺] **top【C】[通例 the ~] 頂上∥ the top of the tree 木のてっぺん / climb to the top of the mountain 山のてっぺんまで登る.天辺
top
summit
apex
scalp* * *てっぺん【天辺】**top〖C〗[通例 the ~] 頂上the top of the tree 木のてっぺん
climb to the top of the mountain 山のてっぺんまで登る.
* * *Iてっぺん【鉄片】a piece [scrap] of iron.IIてっぺんthe top; the apex; 〔山の〕 the summit; 〔頭の〕 the crown [top] of one's head.●頭のてっぺんから足の爪先(つまさき)まで ⇒あたま.
●頭のてっぺんがはげている have a bald patch on the top of one's head.
●てっぺんに on (the) top 《of…》
・山のてっぺんに登る reach [gain] the summit of a mountain
・木のてっぺんに登る climb to the top of a tree
・山のてっぺんに松の木がある. A pine tree stands at the top of the mountain.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.