Kanji

尾

尾

tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

尸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ビ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

お

Nanori (Name Reading)

お, すえ

Common Readings

ビ, お

Example sentences

尻尾 しっぽ
犬が嬉しそうに尻尾を振っている。

The dog is wagging its tail happily.

尾 お
その犬は短い尾を持っている。

That dog has a short tail.

毒針 どくしん
ハチは尾の先に鋭い毒針を持っている。

Bees have a sharp poisonous stinger at the tip of their tail.

尾行 びこう
探偵は一晩中彼を尾行した。

The detective tailed him all night.

語尾 ごび
自信がないのか、彼はいつも語尾が小さくなる。

Perhaps because he lacks confidence, the end of his sentences always gets quieter.

最後尾 さいこうび
行列の最後尾に並んでください。

Please line up at the end of the line.

尾を引く おをひく
あの失敗は、今でも尾を引いている。

That failure is still having repercussions even now.

首尾 しゅび
難しい交渉を首尾よく終えることができた。

I was able to conclude the difficult negotiations successfully.

Example Vocabulary

尻尾

しっぽ

tail; end; clue

尾

お

tail

尾行

びこう

shadowing; tailing; following

語尾

ごび

word ending; end of a sentence

最後尾

さいこうび

the very end of a line; the rear

尻尾を振る

しっぽをふる

尾を引く

おをひく

to drag on; to linger; to have lasting effects; to cast a shadow

首尾

しゅび

beginning and end; result; outcome; success

追尾

ついび

鳩尾

みぞおち

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