Keyword
tail
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig2064
Readings
お
(60%)
び
(38%)
つ
(1%)
Composed of
corpse with a flag
fur
Mnemonic

A corpse with a bit of fur sticking out... it's a tail!

Used in kanji (1 in total)
oar
Used in vocabulary (243 in total)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
shadow; tail; following
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
(mountain) ridge
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
caudal fin; tail fin
successfully; with success
successfully; with success
to follow (someone); to shadow; to tail; to stalk
tail (of an aircraft); empennage; tail assembly
coccyx; tailbone
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
tail and feathers
stern (of a warship)
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
tail; caudal
one fish; one shrimp
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
great success; happy result; good result
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
indecent; indelicate; dirty; vulgar; risqué
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
cow tail; oxtail; rump of a cow
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
withered silver grass
coccyx; tailbone
tail fin; vertical tail; vertical tailplane
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
caudal fin; tail fin
tail feathers
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
coccyx; tailbone
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
tailplane; horizontal stabilizer; horizontal stabiliser
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
to be in a miserable state; to be down and out
tail feathers
tiger's tail; gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides); Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
final effort; final spurt; end; close; conclusion
withered silver grass
tail; caudal
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
whale tail
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
end; close; conclusion
mating season
evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
end; conclusion; finale
ridge line; ridge trail
to copulate (animals); to mate
to succeed by following the lead of an expert; to get ahead by following someone's lead
gun breech
inflection; conjugation; declension
tip of tail; tail end
tail light; tail lamp; rear light
tail wheel (aircraft)
breech (of a gun)
tailings; mine dumps
northern pintail (Anas acuta)
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity; fool; idiot; moron
to be in a miserable state; to be down and out
drooping tail
belch; eructation; burp
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
that goes without saying; water is wet; (lit.) when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
long-tailed cock; long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
tail (of an aeroplane, airplane)
tail of a swift horse; (fig.) behind a great person
cropping a tail
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass
indecent; indelicate; dirty; vulgar; risqué
caudal vertebra
end of a book
ornamental ridge-end tile
goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
fish tail; outer corner of the eye; marks on Japanese paper indicating the centre line for folding
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
end of a sentence; sentence final
inflectional ending (in Japanese)
cercopithecoid (any Old World monkey of family Cercopithecidae, esp. the guenons of genus Cercopithecus)
backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body
(logical) consistency; coherence; unchanging from beginning to end
long-tailed cock; long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
coccygeus muscle; ischiococcygeus
telson; pygidium; pleon; hypopygium
Caudata; Urodela; order comprising the salamanders
pit of the stomach
drooping tail
body post; sternpost
hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)
tail covert (of a bird); tail pipe (of a turbine); receiver (of a rifle)
priest's flapper made from the tail of a large deer; long stick with the tail of a large deer attached
tailless aircraft; tail-less airplane
Anura; order comprising the frogs and toads
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
gas tail (of a comet)
Hyōbi; one of the eight gods of the traditional calendar
flathead (esp. the bartailed flathead, Platycephalus indicus)
cercus; cercopod
Sargassum fulvellum (species of edible brown alga)
whale tail
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
Smilax riparia (species of climbing plant)
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity; fool; idiot; moron
last player
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
to copulate (animals); to mate
any monkey of family Cebidae (esp. the capuchin monkeys of genus Cebus, but also including marmosets, tamarins and squirrel monkeys)
tail light; tail lamp; rear light
Asian keelback (Amphiesma vibakari)
lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus)
ornamental ridge-end tile
ornamental ridge-end tile
goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
old man's beard (any lichen of genus Usnea)
Salsola komarovii (species of saltwort)
long-tailed spangle (Papilio macilentus); long-tailed swallowtail
long-tailed spangle (Papilio macilentus); long-tailed swallowtail
brown capuchin; tufted capuchin (Cebus apella)
white-throated needletail (species of swift, Hirundapus caudacutus)
gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)
gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides)
white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus); whitetail deer
long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
long-tailed fowl (variety of chicken)
urodeles (tailed amphibians)
yunwei (secondary vowel or consonant following the primary vowel of a Chinese character)
pattern of Japanese accent with all mora high until the last mora and the succeeding particle low
beach speedwell; Veronica Longifolia
beach speedwell; Veronica Longifolia
Polygonum tenuicaule (species of knotweed)
Polygonum tenuicaule (species of knotweed)
Eusteralis yatabeana (species of plant in the mint family)
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
anurans (tailless amphibians)
prostitute
tailless airplane; tail-less airplane
arête; sharp ridge
tail skid (aircraft)
Matsuo school of tea ceremony
dust tail (of a comet)
dust tail (of a comet)
stem (of a note); tail (of a note)
bound auxiliary attaching only to independent inflectable words
copulatory organ
pubococcygeus; pubococcygeal muscle
iliococcygeus; iliococcygeal muscle
coccygeus muscle; ischiococcygeus
coccygeus muscle; ischiococcygeus
Nanao Special Needs School (older name style)
Nagao Station (Osaka)
Funao Station (Fukuoka)
thresher shark (esp. the common thresher shark, Alopias vulpinus)
black-tailed godwit (species of sandpiper, Limosa limosa)
Lysimachia fortunei (species of loosestrife)
common bistort (Persicaria bistorta)
common bistort (Persicaria bistorta)
Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
scorpionfly (esp. the Japanese scorpionfly, Panorpa japonica); scorpion fly
grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos); gray reef shark; blacktail reef shark
ridge-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus); spiny-tailed monitor
banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)
false dragonhead (Physostegia virginiana); obedient plant
northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula)
Himalayan mole (Euroscaptor micrura)
pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina)
squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis)
maguari stork (Ciconia maguari)
alpine bistort (Bistorta vivipara)
Japonolirion osense (species of flowering plant)
blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus); common wildebeest; white-bearded gnu; brindled gnu
white-tailed gnu (Connochaetes gnu); black wildebeest
wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax)
wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax)
long-tailed chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera); Chilean chinchilla
Ariamnes cylindrogaster (spider in the Theridiidae family)
Examples (31 in total)
Its tail is wagging like crazy; maybe it's happy.
The tail is hidden between the legs.
Furthermore, it seems to be wearing even a tail with a tiger pattern.