端緒
See also: 端绪
Chinese
end; extremity; item end; extremity; item; port; to hold something level with both hands; to carry; regular |
beginnings; clues; mental state beginnings; clues; mental state; thread | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (端緒) | 端 | 緒 | |
| simp. (端绪) | 端 | 绪 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: duānxù
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢ ㄒㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duansyù
- Wade–Giles: tuan1-hsü4
- Yale: dwān-syù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duanshiuh
- Palladius: дуаньсюй (duanʹsjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯än⁵⁵ ɕy⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dyun1 seoi5
- Yale: dyūn séuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dyn1 soey5
- Guangdong Romanization: dün1 sêu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /tyːn⁵⁵ sɵy̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
端緒
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 端 | 緒 |
| たん Grade: S |
しょ Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 端緖 (kyūjitai) |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tã̠ɰ̃ɕo̞]
Noun
端緒 • (tansho)
- start; beginning
- 2025 February 4, 村上智信 [Tomonobu Murakami], quotee, “第217回国会 衆議院 予算委員会 第4号 令和7年2月4日 [217th Diet, House of Representatives, Budget Committee, No. 4, February 4, 2025]”, 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 31 August 2025:
- 生産性を上げる、このために端緒となりますのはデジタル化やＩＴ化ということになります。これは製造業もサービス業も同じなんですけれども、これがやはり一つの端緒になります。
- Seisan-sei o ageru, kono tame ni tansho to nari masu no wa dejitaru-ka ya ai tī-ka to iu koto ni nari masu. Kore wa seizō-gyō mo sābisu-gyō mo onaji nan desu keredomo, kore ga yahari hitotsu no tansho ni nari masu.
- The starting point for increasing productivity is digitalization and IT. This is true for both manufacturing and service industries, and this is one starting point.
- clue
- 1933, 夢野久作, 暗黒公使[2]:
- 既に白状した通り、実を云うと私はこの時に有力な端緒を掴んだ訳でも何でもない。
- Sude ni hakujō shita tōri, jitsu o iu to watashi wa kono toki ni yūryoku na tansho o tsukanda wake demo nan demo nai.
- As I have already confessed, the truth is that I did not get any solid clues at that time.
References
- “端緒”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia][3] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025