Definition of 端っ
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(n, n-suf) section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
彼はその句の文字どおりの意味を説明した。
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase. -
(ling) phrase
この句では前置詞を省略できる。
You can omit the preposition in this phrase. - verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
- haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
- maxim; saying; idiom; expression
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(n) ward; district; section
英国の南東区は人口密度が高い。
The South East region of England is densely populated.
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(n) near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while
こっちの端を持っていてくれますか。
Will you please hold this edge? - third person
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(n, n-pref) variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length
彼は階段を一度に三段ずつかけあがった。
He jumped up the steps three at a time. - 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)
- six ken (10.91 m)
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(num) nine
彼は「九時だ」と言った。
He said, "It's nine o'clock."
- (n) end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
- beginning; start; first
- odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least
- (n) quadrature