最先端・最尖端|さいせんたんsaisentan[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. no-adjectivecutting edge; leading edge; forefront; state of the art
2. nountip; end

• Synonym先端せんたんNeutralCovers a pointed tip or a leading position, as in 「流行の先端」; 「最先端」 stresses the very forefront, as in 「最先端技術」.
• Synonym最前線さいぜんせんNeutralThe front line in war, or the most heated scene of work or research; 「最先端」 is about the most advanced level of technology.
• Synonym第一線だいいっせんNeutralThe front line, as in 「第一線で活躍」; 「最先端」 stresses technological advancement.
• Antonym後進こうしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Lagging behind or less advanced, the opposite of the most advanced 「最先端」.
• Antonym旧式きゅうしきNeutralOld in type or outdated in method; the opposite of 「最先端」, the most advanced in technology.

Use 「最先端」 for the very forefront of technology or fashion, as in 「最先端の研究」. Use 「先端」 for a tip or leading position, 「第一線」 for active on the front line, 「最前線」 for the most heated scene. Opposites: 「旧式」, and in formal prose 「後進」.

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1. 細長ほそながいものの最もっとも先さきの端はし。
2. 最もっとも先進的せんしんてきなところ。先進的せんしんてきなさま。