noun
other end; other edge
Refers to the opposite end or edge of something, often in spatial or physical contexts. Relatively formal or written-style word.
棒の他端を持ってください。
Please hold the other end of the stick.
テーブルの他端に座っている人は誰ですか。
Who is the person sitting at the other end of the table?
Compound of 他 (other) and 端 (end, edge). The reading たたん is the on'yomi for both characters.