突とっ端たん

also: とっぱな

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

noun

tip of a cape; point of a headland

Refers specifically to the very end of a geographical promontory or cape. Not used for general 'point' or 'tip' of objects.

岬みさきの突とっ端ぱなに灯とう台だいが立たっている。
A lighthouse stands at the tip of the cape.
地ち図ずで見みると、突とっ端ぱなの部ぶ分ぶんが細ほそ長ながく伸のびている。
Looking at the map, the tip of the headland stretches out long and narrow.

Kanji

突stab, protruding, thrust
端edge, origin, end

Related words

先せん端たん
先端 is a general word for 'tip' or 'cutting edge' of any object or technology, while 突端 is limited to the tip of a geographical headland.
岬みさき
岬 means 'cape' or 'headland' as a whole, whereas 突端 refers specifically to its extreme tip.

Written forms

突端Usage96%
- とっぱな
  Standard kanji form; reading とっぱな is more common in modern usage.
- とったん
  Alternate reading; less common and may be considered archaic or literary.
とっぱなUsage4%

Etymology

Compound of 突 (thrust, protrude) and 端 (end, tip). The reading とっぱな is a euphonic change from とったん, with はな being a common reading for 端 in such compounds.