先端
せんたん
pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.)
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Noun
pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve)- forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge
Example sentences
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She is on the cutting edge.
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What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Only the tip of an iceberg shows above the water.
ヨーロッパとアフリカの西海岸をとおりすぎ、アフリカ南部の先端までとびます。
Past the west coasts of Europe and Africa to the tip of southern Africa.
リトマス紙で溶液の液性（酸性、中性、塩基性）を調べるときは、リトマス紙をすべて溶液に浸すのではなく、紙の先端の部分だけを浸します。
When investigating the pH (acidic, neutral, alkaline) of a liquid, don't soak the litmus paper completely in the liquid but just put the end of the paper in it.
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日本のカメラ、自動車、ハイファイ装置などは海外で広く使われているし、日本で開発された先端電子なしにやっていける先進国はほとんどないほどになっている。
Japanese cameras, cars, and hi-fi equipment are used widely abroad, and few modern industries can manage without advanced electronic equipment developed in Japan.
統合医療 とは、個人差を重視して、現代西洋医学を基にした科学的な先端医療から伝統医学、自然療法といったさまざまな治療法を積極的に取り入れ、多面的に組み合わせた医療です。
Integrative medicine refers to a many faceted medical approach that emphasises individual differences and aggressively includes the latest scientific techniques based on modern Western medicine as well as various other medical systems like traditional medicine and natural medicine.