端|はしhashi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounend (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
   こっちの端はしを持もっててくれる？↗

   Will you please hold this edge?
2. nounbeginning; start; first
3. nounodds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least

• Synonym先端せんたんNeutralThe pointed tip of a long, slender object, or the forefront of a field, as in 「先端技術」; stresses being at the front.
• Synonym末端まったんNeutralThe tip of an object, or the lower reaches of an organization, as in 「組織の末端」; leans toward written use.
• Synonym末梢まっしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Twig tips or peripheral nerves, or minor details, as in 「末梢的な問題」; mostly medical or figurative.
• SynonymエッジNeutralLoanword for an edge or rim, as in 「エッジの効いたデザイン」; common in design, skiing and snowboarding.
• Synonym縁ふちNeutralRead 「へり」. The rim or edge, as in 「机の縁」「川の縁」; suggests the band running around a flat surface.
• Synonym果てはてNeutralThe farthest end or limit, as in 「世界の果て」「なれの果て」; carries a sense of remoteness or a final outcome.
• Synonym先さきNeutralThe tip of something or the point ahead, as in 「指の先」「先に行く」; stresses the forward end.
• Synonym末すえNeutralThe end or final stage, as in 「月末」「苦労の末」; mostly used for time periods or outcomes.
• Synonym端っこはしっこCasualColloquial. An edge or corner, as in 「端っこに座る」; more casual than 「端」.
• Synonym先っぽさきっぽCasualColloquial. The tip of a slender object, as in 「鉛筆の先っぽ」; more casual than 「先」.
• Related縁ふちNeutralRead 「へり」. The rim or edge, as in 「机の縁」「川の縁」; suggests the band running around a flat surface.
• Related境界きょうかいNeutralThe boundary between two things, as in 「土地の境界」; stresses the dividing line, not one end of something.
• RelatedコーナーNeutralLoanword for a corner or bend, and also a program segment or shop section, as in 「売り場のコーナー」.
• Related角かどNeutralThe sharp corner of an object or a street corner, as in 「机の角」「角を曲がる」; focuses on the point where edges meet.
• Related極端きょくたんNeutralAn extreme that leans far to one side, as in 「極端な意見」; mostly for abstract extremes.
• Related端末たんまつNeutralA computer terminal or a device such as a phone, as in 「携帯端末」; nowadays mostly an IT term.
• Related外れはずれNeutralThe edge or outskirts, as in 「町の外れ」; mostly for the edge of an area, and also a miss or failure.
• Related境目さかいめNeutralThe point where things divide, as in 「季節の境目」; stresses a boundary or turning point.
• Related隅すみNeutralA corner, as in 「部屋の隅」「紙の隅」; points to where two sides meet, while 「端」 is the edge farthest from the centre.
• Related尻っぽしりっぽCasualColloquial. The tail or tail end of something; 「しっぽ」 is the more usual word.
• Related境界線きょうかいせんNeutralThe line that marks a boundary, as in 「国の境界線」; refers concretely to the line itself.
• Related縁辺えんぺんWrittenWritten/formal prose. The outlying edge of a region, or relatives and connections; rare in modern Japanese.
• Antonym中央ちゅうおうNeutralAntonym. The exact middle or centre; positionally the opposite of the edge that 「端」 marks.
• Antonym中ほどなかほどNeutralAntonym. The middle part or midway area, as in 「列の中ほど」; the opposite of 「端」.

Use 「端」 for the edge or end farthest from the centre; 「端っこ」 is the casual spoken version. For the tip of something long or pointed, pick 「先」 or 「先端」; for a corner, 「隅」; for a sharp corner or street corner, 「角」; for the outskirts of a town or area, 「外れ」; for the very end or limit, 「果て」. 「縁」 is a rim running around a surface, 「境界」 and 「境目」 divide two things, and 「末」 and 「末端」 suit ends in time, organization or abstract senses. The opposites are 「中央」 and 「中ほど」.

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1. （はし）全体ぜんたいの中なかで、中央ちゅうおうから最もっとも離はなれた位置いち。