てっぺん

top, summit, apex

Also:twelve o'clock (usu. midnight), top of one's head

What does てっぺん mean?

てっぺん is a Japanese noun meaning top, summit, apex in English. It can also be translated as twelve o'clock (usu. midnight), top of one's head depending on context. It is written as てっぺん in hiragana, and teppen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私たちは大阪タワーのてっぺんに上がった。

We got to the top of Osaka Tower.