端
N3たん
[tan]
Meanings
1.Noun
origin; beginning
2.Noun
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length
3.Suffix
tip; extremity
Other Readings
「端」 has other readings with different meanings.
Related Words
Examples
事件の発端は些細な誤解だった。
The origin of the incident was a trivial misunderstanding.
研究の端を開いたのは一通の手紙だ。
What opened the beginning of the research was one letter.
彼女が口を開いたことが議論の端となった。
Her speaking up became the beginning of the discussion.