Expressions 端たん を 開ひら く provide impetus; set things in motion; open the way 端たん を 発はっ する originate from; stem from; start with Related words 発ほっ 端たん 発端 specifically means the very beginning or origin of an event, while 端 alone is more general and often used in compounds.
先せん 端たん 先端 is a common word for tip or cutting edge, whereas 端 as a suffix is rarer and more literary.
Word family· 81 terminal; computer terminal · information access device; smart device · end; tip
extreme; extremity
just as; the moment; as soon as
tip; point; pointed end · forefront; leading edge; vanguard
heresy; heterodoxy; nonconformity
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origin; beginning; start
end; tip; terminal · rank and file; lower levels of an organization
one end; an end · part; fragment
frank; direct; straightforward; concise
both ends; either end; both edges · double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
all; everything; every aspect
elegant; graceful; handsome; beautiful
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
handsome; clean-cut; well-proportioned · decent; proper; upright
northern extremity; northernmost point
terminal; end point; terminus
start; beginning; clue; first step
western edge; west side
east end; eastern tip
just as; right after; as soon as; at that moment
upper end; top; tip; top edge
lower end; bottom edge
tip of a cape; point of a headland
rear end; tail end; back end
front end; forward end
beginning of a dispute; outbreak of a conflict
other end; other edge
twilled fabric
hostilities; outbreak of war
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Written forms 端たん Usage 48%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
たん Usage 52%
Etymology The kanji 端 originally depicts a sprout emerging from the ground, symbolizing a beginning or tip. The reading たん is the on'yomi. The fabric measure sense is a specialized historical usage.
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