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先せん端たん
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Meanings
Noun
1. pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve)
2. forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge
Kanji used
先before (timewise)端boundary
Pitch accent
せんたん
Used in vocabulary
最さい先せん端たん
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; state of the art; tip; end
Noun
先せん端たん的てき
ultramodern; leading
Na-adjective
先せん端たん技ぎ術じゅつ
high-technology
Noun
先せん端たん支し持じ力りょく
end bearing capacity
Noun
先せん端たん医い療りょう技ぎ術じゅつ
state-of-the-art medical technology
Noun
先せん端たん巨きょ大だい症しょう
acromegaly
Noun
先せん端たん形けい状じょう
nose shape; tip shape
Noun
先せん端たん恐きょう怖ふ症しょう
aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects); belonephobia
Noun
北ほく陸りく先せん端たん技ぎ術じゅつ大だい学がく院いん大だい学がく
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; JAIST
Noun
京きょう都と先せん端たん科か学がく大だい学がく
Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Noun
Examples6
Past the west coasts of Europe and Africa to the tip of southern Africa.
She is on the cutting edge.
What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.
Only the tip of an iceberg shows above the water.
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.
Japanese cameras, cars, and hi-fi equipment are used widely abroad, and few modern industries can manage without advanced electronic equipment developed in Japan.