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突端 (とっぱな) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

突とっ端たん

also: とったん

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ぱ

な

Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

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

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.

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Looking at the map, the tip of the headland stretches out long and narrow.

とっぱなUsage4%

とったん

Kanji

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

Similar 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.

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.