オ
Meanings
Noun
1. tail (of an animal); cauda
2. tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end
3. tail (of a comet)
4. slope at the foot of a mountain
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
オ
Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
(mountain) ridge
tail and feathers
caudal fin; tail fin
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
fish served whole (complete with head and tail)
tail feathers
whale tail
tiger's tail; gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides); Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
drooping tail
that goes without saying; water is wet; (lit.) when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
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)
Examples (6 in total)
My dog is wagging his tail.
The dog wagged its tail eagerly.
Rabbits have long ears and short tails.