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Meaning of 先端 in Japanese
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先端, 尖端JLPT 2
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Kana Readingせんたん
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Romajisentan
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
- Meaning
- pointed end; tip; fine point; spearhead; cusp; vanguard; advanced; leading edge; apex (of a curve)
- Example sentence
- 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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Examples of 先端, 尖端, せんたん in a sentence
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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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Only the tip of an iceberg shows above the water.
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She is on the cutting edge.
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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.
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What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.
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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.
Kanji in this word
6 strokes
be pointed, sharp, taper, displeased, angry, edgy
On'Yomi: セン
Kun'Yomi: とが.る, さき, するど.い
14 strokes
edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape
On'Yomi: タン
Kun'Yomi: はし, は, はた, -ばた, はな
6 strokes
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
On'Yomi: セン
Kun'Yomi: さき, ま.ず