端

はし· also はじ、はな、たん、はした、つま

end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge

JLPT N3 Common word Also written 端た、妻

Meanings

  1. Noun

    end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
  2. beginning; start; first
  3. odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least
  4. origin; beginning
  5. variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length
All 11 meanings
  1. Suffix

    tip; extremity
  2. Noun, No-adjective, Na-adjective

    fraction; odd sum
  3. Noun

    odd money; small changeAbbreviation
  4. edge; tip; end
  5. gable wall
  6. gable
Rare and archaic meanings (1)
  1. low class female servantArchaic

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