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edge; tip; end
gable wall
gable
「端」 has other readings with different meanings.
電車の一番端の車両に乗ることが多い。
I often ride in the very end car of the train.
ベンチの端に座ってぼんやりしていた。
I sat on the edge of the bench and was daydreaming.
机の端にコップを置いて仕事をしている。
I was working with a cup placed on the edge of the desk.