端緒（たんしょ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: beginning / clue
Example sentences
- 小さな発見が解決の端緒になる。 — A small discovery becomes the starting point for a solution.
- 研究の端緒を開く。 — They open up the starting point of the research.
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