14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape

Kun'yomi
  • end (e.g. of street) ②beginning ③odds and ends
  • near ②third person
  • -ばた
  • end (e.g. of street) ②beginning ③odds and ends
On'yomi
  • origin ②variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width) ③tip
Nanori
  • ただし
  • みず

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

タン 43.6%
28.8%
はし 24.2%
はた-ばた 3.0%
はな 0.3%

Character Breakdown

edge, origin, end
タン は はし (7th, N1)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
specialized, concentrated
タン セン はし
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
and yet, and then, but
ジ ニ しこ.うして (Kentei Pre-1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

end (e.g. of street) ②beginning ③odds and ends
just (now, at the moment, etc.)
remnant ②fraction ③halfway ④irresponsible
pointed end ②forefront
absolutely every little bit
underling ②petty (work, official, etc.)
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References

Unicode hex code 7AEF
JIS X 0208 1-35-28
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3363
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4243
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1221
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1564
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 826
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1131
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1167
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1251
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 942
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2306
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1380
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 25806
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1567
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1418
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1507
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1601
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1720
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 680
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1462
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1175
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 5b9.2
Four corner code 0212.7
De Roo Code 453