先端

Chinese

early; prior; former
early; prior; former; in advance; first
 
end; extremity; item
end; extremity; item; port; to hold something level with both hands; to carry; regular
 
simp. and trad.
(先端)

Pronunciation


Adverb

先端

  1. (literary) first

Noun

先端

  1. (literary) the top part of a leaf, flower, fruit, etc.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: 1
たん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
尖端

Etymology

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んたん [sèńtáń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞ntã̠ɴ]

Noun

(せん)(たん) • (sentan

  1. pointed end
  2. the tip