先端
せんたん
Also written 尖端
Meanings
- Noun pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve)
- forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge
Kanji
Example sentences
- 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. - 水面に現れてるのは氷山の先端にすぎない。
What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg. - 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.
Common phrases
Words containing 先端
- 最先端 (さいせんたん) cutting edge
- 先端技術 (せんたんぎじゅつ) high-technology
- 北陸先端科学技術大学院大学 (ほくりくせんたんかがくぎじゅつだいがくいんだいがく) Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
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