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先端 (せんたん): pointed end, tip — Japanese vocabulary

先端 is read せんたん and means "pointed end, tip". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

先端

Reading
せんたん · sentan
Translation
pointed end, tip
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
せんたんが

Example

表面に現れているのは氷山の先端に過ぎない。

ひょうめんにあらわれているのはひょうざんのせんたんにすぎない。

Only the tip of an iceberg shows above the water.

Kanji in this word

  • 先 — previous, ahead
  • 端 — end, edge

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