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Meanings
Noun
1. tail (of an animal); cauda
It was a white cat without a tail.
2. tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end
The kite's tail is swaying in the wind.
3. tail (of a comet)
4. slope at the foot of a mountain
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
お
Used in vocabulary (30 in total)
(mountain) ridge
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
whale tail
tail and feathers
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
caudal fin; tail fin
tiger's tail; gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides); Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
tail feathers
drooping tail
that goes without saying; water is wet; (lit.) when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
whale tail
backside part of the shamisen's neck where it meets the body
gas tail (of a comet)
pattern of Japanese accent with all mora high until the last mora and the succeeding particle low
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
Matsuo school of tea ceremony
dust tail (of a comet)
Nanao Special Needs School (older name style)
Takao Station
Nagao Station (Osaka)
Arao Station
Matsuo Station
Examples (8 in total)
It is wagging its tail in joy.
My dog is wagging his tail.
The dog wagged its tail eagerly.