Word Meaning 先端

せんたん sentan

先端 is read as せんたん (sentan) and means forefront.

Meaning

English

  1. forefront
  2. vanguard
  3. spearhead
  4. leading edge
  5. pointed end
  6. tip
  7. point
  8. cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.)

Reading

Kana

せんたん

Romaji

sentan

Writing Variants

  • 尖端 せんたん sentan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 3181 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

先端的

せんたんてき

ultramodern

先端支持力

せんたんしじりょく

end bearing capacity

先端形状

せんたんけいじょう

nose shape

先端技術

せんたんぎじゅつ

high-technology

先端医療技術

せんたんいりょうぎじゅつ

state-of-the-art medical technology

先端巨大症

せんたんきょだいしょう

acromegaly

先端恐怖症

せんたんきょうふしょう

aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects)

最先端

さいせんたん

tip

北陸先端技術大学院大学

ほくりくせんたんぎじゅつだいがくいんだいがく

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

奈良先端科学技術大学

ならせんたんかがくぎじゅつだいがく

Nara Institute of Science and Technology

先輩

せんぱい

senior (at work or school)

先遣

せんけん

sending ahead

Example Sentences

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はりのせんたんはとてもほそい。

The tip of the needle is very fine.

Cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence fascinates me.

Six high-tech companies set up branch offices in that prefecture.

Past the west coasts of Europe and Africa to the tip of southern Africa.

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.

Integrative medicine refers to a many faceted medical approach that emphasises individual differences and aggressively includes the latest scientific techniques based on modern Western medicine as well as various other medical systems like traditional medicine and natural medicine.