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Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of body and hair. Hair of body.
Symbolism
Tail, follow, end. Represents tail.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Fish swimming
Component Breakdown
corpse + 毛
Words & Expressions
Words written with 尾
Four-Character Compounds
徹頭徹尾
てっとうてつび
thoroughly; through and through; out and out
竜頭蛇尾
りゅうとうだび
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax
首尾一貫
しゅびいっかん
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
首尾貫徹
しゅびかんてつ
(logical) consistency; coherence; unchanging from beginning to end
尾を振る
おをふる
Wag the tail; Fawn over someone to gain favor
Poetry
あしびきの 山鳥の尾の しだり尾の ながながし夜を ひとりかも寝む
Long as the trailing tail of the mountain pheasant is this long, long night. Must I sleep through it alone?
Anime & Manga
尾守つみきと奇日常。
Tsumiki Ogami's Not-So-Ordinary Life
A well-known work with 尾 in its Japanese title.
WANTED！ 尾田栄一郎短編集
Wanted! Eiichiro Oda Before One Piece
A well-known work with 尾 in its Japanese title.
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Name contains 尾
Emperor Go-Mizunoo , personal name Kotohito because this is the location of his tomb, while go translates as "later", and thus, he could be called…
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Name contains 尾
Ogata Gekkō was a Japanese artist best known as a painter and a designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints.
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Name contains 尾
Kitao Shigemasa was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist from Edo.
WikipediaFrequently Asked Questions
What does 尾 mean in Japanese?
尾 means tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain.
How do you read 尾?
On'yomi: ビ (BI). Kun'yomi: お (o).
How many strokes does 尾 have?
尾 has 7 strokes. Its radical is 尸 (corpse).
Is 尾 a good kanji for a tattoo?
尾 is one of the kanji most often chosen for tattoos. It means tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain. Read the full meaning and cultural background on this page first — some popular choices are deliberately dark.
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