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尾
On'yomi
ビ
BI
Kun'yomi
お
o
tail · end · counter for fish · lower slope of mountain
nature
Details
Strokes7
Frequency#875
Radical尸corpse(3)
Stroke Order
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Strokes7
Component Breakdown
尾=
尸毛
corpse + 毛
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of body and hair. Hair of body.
Symbolism
Tail, follow, end. Represents tail.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Fish swimming
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
徹頭徹尾
てっとうてつび
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; thoroughly
竜頭蛇尾
りゅうとうだび
strong beginning and weak ending; anticlimax; strong beginning and weak ending
首尾一貫
しゅびいっかん
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end; consistent
首尾貫徹
しゅびかんてつ
(logical) consistency; coherence; unchanging from beginning to end; (logical) consistency
尾を振る
おをふる
Wag the tail; Fawn over someone to gain favor
Poetry
和歌（百人一首） (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))
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
Poem #3 from Hyakunin Isshu
柿本人麻呂Kakinomoto no Hitomaro
7th century