also: はじ · はな
Please walk along the edge of the road.
I wrote a small note in the margin of the notebook.
scrap; odd bit; fragment; least bit
Only with reading はし
Refers to a small leftover piece or fragment, often in compounds such as 切れ端. The 'least bit' nuance is an extension of this idea of a tiny part rather than a general word for 'minimum.'
I wrote the phone number on a scrap of paper.
I only caught a fragment of the conversation, so I do not know the details.
She stood at the edge of the pool, watching.
I gripped the end of the rope firmly with both hands.
The story quickly became the talk of the town.
I trimmed off the scrap ends of the fabric to make the lengths even.
端 is the ordinary word for the physical end or tip of something, while 際 more often refers to the immediate edge or brink, especially in older or literary usage.
端 refers concretely to the physical edge or tip of something, whereas 一端 can also extend metaphorically to an aspect of an abstract matter.
端 is a plain native word for the end or tip of something, whereas エッジ carries a more modern, design- or tech-oriented connotation.
端 means the edge or end of something, the opposite of 真ん中, which is the middle.
端 refers to a physical edge or tip in a plain, concrete sense, while 果て suggests a far-off, often figurative or dramatic extremity.
odds and ends; every little thing; here and there
fragment; scrap; cut-off piece
improper; shameful; vulgar
scrap; small piece; fragment · unimportant member; mere ...; humble ...
tuck up (a kimono skirt); tuck in · cut short; abridge; skip over; omit
one edge; one end; one side
fully fledged; competent; proper
quick-wittedness; tact; sensibility
cross-piece joining boards (carpentry)
female servant; maidservant
sitting on a veranda
corner of a house; interior corner
very end; extremity; edge
remains; fragment; leftover piece
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
remains after cutting; cut-off piece; scrap
fragment of wood; wood chip; piece of wood