末梢

Chinese

		end; final stage; latter part	tip of branch
trad. (末梢)		末	梢
simp. #(末梢)		末	梢

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mòshāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mòshāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mòshao
    • Wade–Giles: mo⁴-shao¹
    • Yale: mwò-shāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohshau
    • Palladius: мошао (mošao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

末梢

1. (figurative) tip; end
2. tip of a stick or branch

Japanese

Kanji in this term
末	梢
まつ > まっ Grade: 4	しょう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Noun

末(まっ)梢(しょう) • (masshō) 

1. treetop; tip; the end of a branch
2. periphery
3. trivia, nonessential

Synonyms

• (treetop) 梢(こずえ) (kozue)
• (periphery, trivia) 枝葉(えだは) (edaha)

Antonyms

• 根本(こんぽん) (konpon, “root”)
• 基本(きほん) (kihon, “basis”)

Derived terms

• 末梢的(まっしょうてき) (masshōteki, “trivial”)