tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain
On'yomi (音読み)
- ビ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- お
About this kanji
The kanji 尾 primarily means "tail" and is often used as a noun. You can find it in several common compounds. For example, 尻尾 (しっぽ) refers to the tail of an animal, while 尾根 (おね) describes a mountain ridge. Another interesting compound is 交尾 (こうび), which means copulation among animals. You might also see 尾 at the end of words like 末尾 (まつび), meaning the end of a document or report. It’s useful to know that 尾 can sometimes describe the lower part of a mountain as well. This kanji is a great way to connect with meanings related to endings and tails!
Example sentences
犬の尾は振られていた。
The dog's tail was wagging.
Meanings across languages
- English
- tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain
- Tiếng Việt
- đuôi, cuối, điểm đếm cá, sườn thấp của núi
- 日本語
- 尾, 端, 魚のカウンター, 山の下部
- 한국어
- 꼬리, 끝, 어류의 단위, 산의 아래 경사
- 中文
- 尾巴, 末尾, 鱼的计数, 山的下坡
- id
- ekor, ujung
- th
- หาง, ปลาย
- es
- cola, extremo
- fr
- queue, fin
- de
- Schwanz, Ende
- pt
- cauda, fim
Common compounds
- 尻尾しっぽtail (of an animal), tail end, tip
- 尾根おね(mountain) ridge
- 交尾こうびcopulation (among animals), mating, treading
- 末尾まつびend (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
- 最後尾さいこうびend (e.g. of a line), tail end, rear
- 語尾ごび(inflectional) ending of a word, end of a sentence
- 船尾せんびstern
- 尾翼びよくtail (of an aircraft), empennage, tail assembly
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