► 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:
- 時代の先端を行く技術 ⇨ The technology at the forefront of the time
- 事件の発端は十年前に遡る ⇨ The origin of the incident goes 10 years back
- 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
- 私が手にとった途端それはバラバラになった ⇨ The moment I held it my hand it fell to pieces
- 彼は端正な顔立ちをしている ⇨ He has a well-proportioned face
- あいつの凄さは半端ない ⇨ His ability is extraordinary
- 組織の末端まで考えが徹底されていない ⇨ The idea hasn’t been reached the very end of, permeated, the organization
- 彼は自信の一端を覗かせた ⇨ He showed a part, glimpse, of his confidence. He appeared to be confident
- 近所のおばさん達が井戸端会議を開いている ⇨ Older women in the neighborhood are getting together and gossiping
- 最先端技術の結集 ⇨ An amalgam of state-of-the-art technologies
- 政治が極端から極端に振れる ⇨ Politics swing from one extreme to the other
- あいつの実力は半端じゃない ⇨ His ability is extraordinary
- 末端価格 ⇨ The final price after wholesale. A retail, consumer, price
- 最先端技術 ⇨ The state-of-the-art technology