Meanings
Noun
1. tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end
2. slope at the foot of a mountain
Kanji used
tail
Pitch accent
Top 4800
Used in vocabulary (34 in total)
① 脊椎動物のお尻から伸びる細長い部分。② 脊椎動物以外の動物で、体の後方に突き出た部分。③ 細長いものや、列などの後ろ側。④ 隠し事などがばれてしまうきっかけとなるもの。
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
① 山の頂と頂とを結んで連なる部分。
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
tail and feathers
caudal fin; tail fin
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
① 内湾や河口付近の水深の浅い湖や海岸の水底において、水の流れによる侵食で出来る溝で小舟が通れる水路。② 港などで、船舶の航行のために海底を掘削した水路。③ 船が通った後にできる水泡や水の筋。
tiger's tail; gooseneck loosestrife (species of flowering plant, Lysimachia clethroides); Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
tail feathers
whale tail
drooping tail
goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
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)
whale tail
backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
pattern of Japanese accent with the last mora high and the succeeding particle low
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
white-throated needletail (species of swift, Hirundapus caudacutus)
ridge-tailed monitor (Varanus acanthurus, species of monitor lizard found throughout the arid northern regions of Australia); spiny-tailed monitor
red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)
Nagao Station (Osaka)
Examples (6 in total)
My dog is wagging his tail.
The dog wagged its tail eagerly.
Rabbits have long ears and short tails.