端 — kanji meaning “edge”
端
edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape
- Meanings
- edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape
- On'yomi
- タン (tan)
- Kun'yomi
- はし、は、はた、-ばた、はな
- Name readings
- ただし、みず
- Strokes
- 14
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #960 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 117
- Chinese reading
- duān — Chinese character page
Words with 端
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 極端 | きょくたん kyokutan | extreme; extremity |
| 先端 | せんたん sentan | pointed end; tip; point |
| 半端 | はんぱ hanpa | remnant; fragment; incomplete set |
| 最先端 | さいせんたん saisentan | cutting edge; leading edge; forefront |
| 発端 | ほったん hottan | origin; genesis; opening |
| 端末 | たんまつ tanmatsu | terminal; computer terminal |
| 途端 | とたん totan | just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of |
| 末端 | まったん mattan | end; tip; extremities |
| 異端 | いたん itan | heresy; nonconformism; heathenism |
| 端的 | たんてき tanteki | frank; direct; plain |
| 道端 | みちばた michibata | roadside; wayside |
| 両端 | りょうたん ryoutan | both ends; either end; both edges |
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