漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

4Junior high level7 strokesRadical
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Kun
Meaning
tail; end

Origin

ORIGIN

尸 "body" with 毛 "hair": the hair at the body's rear — a tail, an end.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

尾行・首尾・末尾
尾・尾頭付き・尾根

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 尾行びこう

    shadowing; tailing

  • 末尾まつび

    the end; tail end

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

犬が尾を振って喜んでいる。

The dog is wagging its tail with joy.

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