JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 端: "edge, origin, end"
The kanji 端 means "edge, origin, end, point, border, verge". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read タン in on'yomi and はし, は, はた, -ばた, はな in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
タン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はしははた-ばたはな
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | edge, origin, end, point, border, verge |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 960 of 2,501 |
Common words with 端
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 端end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge · beginning; start; first
- 途端just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as
- 先端pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.) · forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge
- 途端にjuste au moment où, à peine... que
- 中途半端inachevé, à moitié fait, bâclé, indécis
- 極端extreme; extremity
- 半端remnant; fragment; incomplete set; incompleteness · fraction; odd sum
- 片っ端からabsolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly
- 端からevery last one; one and all; from A to Z · as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
- 一端one end; an end · part; fragment
- 口の端gossip · corner of the mouth
- 端末terminal; computer terminal · information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.)
Keep going
Read real Japanese, not lists
A kanji list does not teach you to read. KanjiYome puts furigana and a dictionary on any Japanese text, offline, and turns the words you meet into review cards.