(まったん)

まったん
noun
end; tip; extremity; peripheral
1. end; tip; extremity; peripheral
Used for physical endpoints or the outermost parts.
It reaches to the nerve endings.
The retail price is about 10,000 yen.
On cold days, the extremities of your hands and feet tend to get cold.
2. lowest level; bottom rung (of an organization)
Used figuratively for the bottom of hierarchies.
I work at the bottom of the organization.
The information had not reached the rank-and-file employees.
It takes time for the effects of a policy to reach the lowest levels of an organization.

末端(まったん) refers to ends, tips, or peripheral parts.

Sense 1 - physical

Sense 2 - organizational

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