► 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:
- 電話を切った途端にまた電話が鳴った ⇨ As soon as I hung up the phone it rang again
- 木の橋は爆撃で木っ端微塵に吹き飛ばされた ⇨ The wood bridge was blown into pieces by the shelling
- 戸を開けた途端異様な臭いがした ⇨ When I opened the door there was an indescribable bad odor
- 彼は言うことが極端だ ⇨ His opinions are extreme
- 二個全部は必要なかったけど、一個だけじゃ足りなかったから少し半端が出た ⇨ I didn’t need full two but just one was not enough, so there are some reminders
- 仕事をやり終えた途端、緊張が切れてどっと疲れが出た ⇨ When I got the work done, the tension broke and I was overcome with fatigue
- 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
- 準備は万端だ ⇨ The preparation is complete and thorough
- 最先端技術の結集 ⇨ An amalgam of state-of-the-art technologies
- 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
- 針の先端 ⇨ The tip of a needle
- インターネットでは極端な意見に同調する奴等が沢山いる ⇨ On Internet there are many those who jump on the bandwagon of extreme opinions
- バブル崩壊の反動で投資が極端に減った ⇨ As a reaction to the bubble economy crash, the investment dramatically decreased
- 彼は端正な顔立ちをしている ⇨ He has a well-proportioned face
- 彼女は彼の顔を見た途端泣き出した ⇨ The moment she saw his face she started crying