端的

Chinese

end; extremity; item
end; extremity; item; port; to hold something level with both hands; to carry; regular
 
really and truly; aim; clear
really and truly; aim; clear; (possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle); of
 
simp. and trad.
(端的)

Pronunciation


Adverb

端的

  1. (archaic) truly; in truth

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: S
てき
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んてき [tàńtékí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [tã̠nte̞kʲi]

Adjective

(たん)(てき) • (tanteki-na (adnominal (たん)(てき) (tanteki na), adverbial (たん)(てき) (tanteki ni))

  1. frank; direct; concise
    • 2024 March 12, 作山巧 [Takumi Sakuyama], quotee, “第213回国会 参議院 予算委員会公聴会 第1号 令和6年3月12日 [213th Diet, House of Councillors, Budget Committee Public Hearing No. 1, March 12, 2024]”, in 国会会議録検索システム [Diet Proceedings Search System]‎[1], 国立国会図書館 [National Diet Library], retrieved 20 September 2025:
      端的に言うと、七割、八割ぐらいは共通しているんじゃないかなというのが私の印象でございます。
      Tanteki ni iu to, nana wari, hachi wari gurai wa kyōtsū shite iru n janai kana to iu no ga watashi no inshō de gozai masu.
      To put it simply, my impression is that about 70 to 80 percent of them are the same.

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