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末端 (まったん, mattan) Japanese meaning: end | Kotomora
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The nerve endings are damaged.
We need to seal the end of this pipe.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 末まっ 端たん the tip/extremity of something
I felt a pain at the nerve endings.
末まっ 端たん まで 届とど く to reach all the way to the far end
The water isn't reaching the far end of the pipe system.
末まっ 端たん の 社しゃ 員いん rank-and-file employees
The management policy hasn't even reached the rank-and-file employees.
組そ 織しき の 末まっ 端たん で 働はたら く to work at the bottom levels of an organization
He has worked at the bottom levels of the organization for many years.
Related words 末端 is a general word for the end or tip of something, while 末梢 specifically refers to peripheral areas, especially in biology (e.g., peripheral nerves).
末端 refers neutrally to the low-level positions or personnel of an organization, while 下っ端 is a casual, often slightly derogatory term for a lowly underling.
Opposites 末端 refers to the peripheral, low-level parts of an organization, whereas 中枢 refers to its central, decision-making core.
ハブ refers to the central connecting point of a network, while 末端 refers to its peripheral or terminal ends.
末端 refers to the periphery or far edge of an organization, the opposite of 枢軸, which refers to its central pivot.
Don't confuse with 末端 refers to the far end or trailing extremity of something, while 先端 refers to the leading tip or cutting edge, as in technology or trends.
端末 (reversed characters) means a device like a computer terminal or smart device, while 末端 means the end or extremity of something, often in an organizational or abstract sense.
末端 means a single extremity or the lowest tier of an organization, while 両端 means the two ends of something considered as a pair.
Etymology Compound of 末 (end, tip) and 端 (edge, end). The combination reinforces the meaning of the extreme end or periphery.
ちゅう
軸じく
末端 refers to the peripheral, outermost part of an organization or system, the opposite of 中軸's central, pivotal position.
大だい
症しょう
