► 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 [(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 [(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
More examples:
- 彼等は試合の初っ端に得点を許した ⇨ They allowed a score at the very beginning of the game
- 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
- 彼は道端にゴミを投げ捨てた ⇨ He threw garbage on the roadside
- 末端価格 ⇨ The final price after wholesale. A retail, consumer, price
- 外に出た途端ムッとした ⇨ I felt hot and humid air as soon as I stepped outside
- 彼は冷蔵庫にある物を片っ端から食べてしまった ⇨ He ate everything that was in the fridge
- 最先端技術 ⇨ The most advanced, state-of-the-art, technology
- そんな端金ではとても足りない ⇨ That chump change is not even close to be enough
- 誰かが道端にうずくまっている ⇨ Someone is sitting on the roadside
- 最先端技術の結集 ⇨ An amalgam of state-of-the-art technologies
- 彼は言うことが極端だ ⇨ His opinions are extreme
- 端的に言ってそれは全て無駄だった ⇨ Put it simply, that was all waste
- コンピューター端末 ⇨ A terminal computer
- 彼は端正な顔立ちをしている ⇨ He has a well-proportioned face
- 彼が上に乗った途端氷がバリッと割れた ⇨ The ice broke when he stepped on it