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端

Edge
Stroke count: 14

Readings

On readingタン
Kun readingはし、はた、は
JōyōGrade 8Level 27
  1. end (e.g. of street)
  2. tip
  3. point
  4. margin

Synonyms

エッジ縁

Homonyms

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Same reading (はし)
橋 · bridge箸 · chopsticks

Popular Usage

先端極端

Radicals and components

Radical立stand
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

vase · stand up (立) · pick-axe · mountain (山) · comb

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1251

Compound words

先端せんたん
pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve)
極端きょくたん
extreme; extremity
異端いたん
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
一端いったん
one end; an end; part; fragment
川端かわばた
riverside; riverbank
端緒たんしょ
start; beginning; first step; clue
端的たんてき
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank
端末たんまつ
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
道端みちばた
roadside; wayside
発端ほったん
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
半端はんぱ
remnant; fragment; incomplete set; incompleteness; fraction
北端ほくたん
northern extremity
末端まったん
end; tip; extremities; terminal; rank and file
両端りょうたん
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
途端とたん
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
最先端さいせんたん
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; state of the art; tip
途端にとたんに
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
端末機たんまつき
terminal (unit)
中途半端ちゅうとはんぱ
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves
下端かたん
lower end
管端かんたん
end of wind instrument
後端こうたん
(tail) end
尖端せんたん
pointed end
端近はしぢか
(interior) corner of a house

On Reading Examples

彼が亡くなった責任の一端は私に有ります。いったん
His death was partly my fault.tatoeba
交渉が失敗した責任の一端は君にあると思う。いったん
I think you're partly to blame for the negotiation breakdown.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は板の片端を持ち上げた。かたはし
He upped one end of the plank.tatoeba
私はプラットホームの端で彼にあった。はし
I met him at the end of the platform.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は板の片端を持ち上げた。
He upped one end of the plank.tatoeba
彼は道端に立っていた。
He was standing at the side of the road.tatoeba
彼は教育の面では極端な意見を持っている。
He holds an extreme opinion on education.tatoeba
彼は何事も程々という事を知らず、いつも極端に走ってしまう。
He is the kind of man who cannot do anything in moderation, but always goes to extremes.tatoeba

Stroke Order

14 strokes

Edge, end. 立 + 耑 (a sprout with roots) — the very tip of a shoot. 先端 — cutting edge.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 端

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step