頂門の一針

Reading

Kana: ちょうもんのいっしん
Romaji: chōmonnoisshin
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

painful reproach (like a needle stuck in one's scalp)

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 いただ.く、 いただき
Meanings: place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak
Readings: モン、 かど、 と
Meanings: gate, counter for cannons
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: シン、 はり
Meanings: needle, pin, staple, stinger