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)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
(mountain) ridge
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)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
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.