端

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 端 is read はし and means the end of a long object or the edge of an object.
• Basic usage: It describes the end of a table and the edge of a sheet of paper.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• End along a length
  • 机の端 refers to one end of a long table.
• Outer edge
  • 紙の端 refers to the outer edge of the paper.