LingakuFrequency rank: 3,732. – 3,734.
- pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve)
- forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- pointed end; tip; point; cusp (of a leaf, crescent moon, etc.); apex (of a curve)
- forefront; vanguard; spearhead; leading edge
This meaning refers to the physical or metaphorical end of something that is sharp, narrow, or protruding, often used in contexts related to shapes or edges.
This meaning is used to describe something that is at the forefront of a movement, trend, or innovation, often implying a position of leadership or advance.
This project is spearheading environmental protection.
Generated collocations (experimental)
せんたんぎじゅつ先端技術advanced technologyせんたん先端さんぎょう産業cutting-edge industryせんたん先端けんきゅう研究frontier researchせんたん先端のかんがえ考えかた方leading-edge thinkingせんたん先端をいく行くto be at the forefrontせんたん先端せつび設備sophisticated equipmentせんたん先端をきりひらく切り開くto break new groundせんたん先端しじょう市場forefront marketせんたん先端ぶんや分野leading-edge fieldせんたん先端いりょう医療advanced medical care
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1. りとますしリトマス紙でようえき溶液のえきせい液性きごう（さんせい酸性、ちゅうせい中性、えんきせい塩基性きごう）をしらべる調べるときは、りとますしリトマス紙をすべてようえき溶液にひたす浸すのではなく、かみ紙のせんたん先端のぶぶん部分だけをひたします浸します。
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.
Only the tip of an iceberg shows above the water.
4. にっぽん日本のかめらカメラ、じどうしゃ自動車、はいふぁいそうちハイファイ装置などはかいがい海外でひろく広くつかわれている使われているし、にっぽん日本でかいはつ開発されたせんたん先端でんし電子なしにやっていけるせんしんこく先進国はほとんどないほどになっている。
Japanese cameras, cars, and hi-fi equipment are used widely abroad, and few modern industries can manage without advanced electronic equipment developed in Japan.
What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.
Past the west coasts of Europe and Africa to the tip of southern Africa.
7. とうごういりょう統合医療とは、こじんさ個人差をじゅうし重視して、げんだい現代せいよういがく西洋医学をもと基にしたかがくてき科学的なせんたん先端いりょう医療からでんとういがく伝統医学、しぜんりょうほう自然療法といったさまざまなちりょうほう治療法をせっきょくてき積極的にとりいれ取り入れ、ためんてき多面的にくみあわせた組み合わせたいりょう医療です。
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.