“Edge” or “End” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “端”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “端” means “Beginning”, “Bystanders” or “Extremity” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “端”
Jouyou Kanji “端” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 14 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | たん(tan) |
| Kun-Yomi | はし(hashi) |
| は(ha) | |
| はた(hata) | |
| ただ(しい)(tada(shii)) | |
| はな(hana) | |
| はじ(め)(haji(me)) | |
| はした(hashita) | |
| Meanings | Right, Decent, Proper, Upright |
| Edge, End, Tip | |
| Start point, Beginning, Clue | |
| Fraction, Fragment, Odd | |
| (Unit word for length of cloth) |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “端”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 端渓(たんけい-ta n ke i) | (Famous local area as a ink-stone production in China) |
| 端倪(たんげい-ta n ge i) | Conjecture, Surmise, Guess |
| 端厳(たんげん-ta n ge n) | Correct and solemn |
| 端午(たんご-ta n go) | The fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar, Boys’ Day celebration |
| 端座(たんざ-ta n za) | Sitting upright (properly) |
| 端緒(たんしょ-ta n sho) | Start, Beginning, First step, Clue |
| 端正 or 端整(たんせい-ta n se i) | Decent, Proper, Correct, Upright, Graceful, Handsome, Shapely, Clean-cut, Orderly, Neat |
| 端然(たんぜん-ta n ze n) | Correct, Neat, Straight, Upright |
| 端艇 or 短艇(たんてい-ta n te i) | Small boat |
| 端的(たんてき-ta n te ki) | Straightforward, Point-blank, Concise, Frank, Direct, Plain |
| 端麗(たんれい-ta n re i) | Fine-looking, Beautiful, Handsome, Graceful, Elegant |
| 端唄(はうた-ha u ta) | Short love song (popular in late Edo period) |
| 端境期(はざかいき-ha za ka i ki) | Off‐crop season, In‐between season, Preharvest months |
| 端書き(はしがき-ha shi ga ki) | Foreword, Preface, Introduction |
| 端金(はしたがね-ha shi ta ga ne) | Paltry sum of money, Small change, Odd money, Pittance, Chicken feed |
| 端女(はしため-ha shi ta me) | Female servant, Housemaid, Maidservant |
| 端近(はしぢか-ha shi di ka) | (Interior) Corner of a house |
| 端々(はしばし-ha shi ba shi) | End-to-end, All, Every aspect |
| 端数(はすう-ha su u) | Fraction, Odd amount, Leftover amount |
| 端本(はほん-ha ho n) | Incomplete set of books, Odd volume |
| 端武者(はむしゃ-ha mu sha) | Buck private, Private, Common soldier |
| 端物(はもの-ha mo no) | Odd set, Incomplete set, Broken set, Incomplete set |
| 端役(はやく-ha ya ku) | Minor role, Small part, Extra |
| 異端(いたん-i ta n) | Heresy, Cacodoxy, Eccentric, Heterodoxy, Unconventional |
| 極端(きょくたん-kyo ku ta n) | Extreme, Extremity |
| 先端(せんたん-se n ta n) | ① Tip, Point, ② Forefront, Leading edge |
| 万端(ばんたん-ba n ta n) | All, Everything |
| 発端(ほったん-ho tta n) | Origin, Genesis, Opening, Start, Beginning, Start, Threshold |
| 末端(まったん-ma tta n) | Termination, Ending, Terminus, Terminalis, End, Tip, Terminal |
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