端 Kanji – edge
The Japanese kanji 端 can mean edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape.
Meaning and Readings
How is 端 read?
端 has the onyomi reading タン and the kunyomi readings はし, は, はた, -ばた, はな.
In romaji, these readings can be written as tan, hashi, ha, hata, bata, hana.
Common Japanese Words Using 端
These common Japanese words contain 端. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 異端（いたん） — heresy, nonconformism, heathenism, paganism
- 一端（いったん） — one end, an end
- 極端（きょくたん） — extreme, extremity
- 最先端（さいせんたん） — cutting edge, leading edge, forefront, state of the art
- 先端（せんたん） — pointed end, tip, point, cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.), apex (of a curve)
- 川端（かわばた） — riverside, riverbank
- 端緒（たんしょ） — start, beginning, first step, clue
- 端的（たんてき） — frank, direct, plain, straightforward, point-blank, concise
- 端末（たんまつ） — terminal, computer terminal
- 中途半端（ちゅうとはんぱ） — halfway, half measures, unfinished, incomplete, by halves, half-baked, half-cocked, half-hearted, half-arsed, half-assed