► 名詞
端 [(2)はし] meaning: edge rank: 1
☆ 机の端から本が落ちた ⇨ A book fell from the edge of a desk
端 [(2)はし] meaning: end rank: 1
☆ 彼は棒の端を掴んだ ⇨ He gripped the end of the stick (☛ The end of a linear object)
端 [(2)はし] meaning: side rank: 1
☆ 彼は車を道の端に停めた ⇨ He parked his car at the side of the road
端っこ [はしっこ] [coll] meaning: end rank: 3
☆ 彼はベンチの端っこに座っていた ⇨ He was sitting at the very end of a bench (☛ A colloquial version of 端)
端 [(1)たん] [端を発する] [liter] meaning: origin rank: 3
☆ 現在のアフリカの戦争の殆どは欧州人の植民地支配に端を発する ⇨ Most of the ongoing wars in Africa have their origins in the colonialism by Europeans (☛ Usually a problem)
端 [(2)はし] meaning: after rank: 4
☆ 彼は嘘はつかないと言った端から嘘をついている ⇨ He lies right after he said he wouldn’t lie
端くれ [はしくれ] meaning: if rank: 4
☆ 御前も武士の端くれならそれらしく戦え ⇨ If you are purportedly an warrior, then fight like one (☛ if A is B, even though a pretty bad one)
端 [(1)はな] [端から] meaning: start rank: 4
☆ 彼には借りた金を返すつもりなど端から無かった ⇨ From the start he had no intention of paying back the money he borrowed