JLPT N2 · Noun

先端 (sentan)

先端 (せんたん, sentan) is a Japanese noun meaning “pointed end; tip”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せんたん
Romaji: sentan
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve) · noun
forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge · noun

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.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 先端

先

before, ahead, previousセン・さき・ま.ず · 6 strokes

端

edge, origin, endタン・はし・は · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 先端.

先さきpoint先月せんげつlast month先週せんしゅうlast week先生せんせいteacher先輩せんぱいsenior (at school, work, etc.)先日せんじつthe other day先行せんこうgoing ahead先程さきほどa short while ago先祖せんぞancestor先頭せんとうhead (of a line, group, etc.)祖先そせんancestorお先におさきにbefore真っ先まっさきthe head先々月せんせんげつmonth before last

Source: JMdict entry 1388110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.