端 means “edge, end, tip”

はし · hashi

Also: origin, point

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): はし, は, はた, はな
On'yomi (Chinese reading): タン

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 14 strokes

The story

Standing (立) beside 耑, which looks like a sprout (山) over roots (而): picture a shoot pushing up at the very edge of a field. 端 is an end or edge: 道の端 is the side of the road, 極端 is extreme, and 中途半端 is stuck halfway.

Used in 端 (hashi, edge/end), 極端 (kyokutan, extreme), and 中途半端 (chuuto hanpa, half-done)

端 means “edge, end, tip”

The story

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