1.
tail
The rear appendage of an animal.
犬が尾を振っている。
The dog is wagging its tail.
頭から尾まで。
From head to tail.
猫が尾を立てている。
The cat has its tail raised.
魚の尾を切る。
To cut off the fish's tail.
鳥の尾が美しい。
The bird's tail is beautiful.
馬が尾で虫を払った。
The horse swished its tail to brush away insects.
2.
end, trail
The final or trailing part of something.
尾を引く。
To leave a trail; to have lingering effects.
Idiom
この問題は尾を引きそうだ。
This problem seems likely to have lingering effects.
彗星が長い尾を引いている。
The comet has a long trail.
話に尾ひれを付ける。
To embellish a story.
事件はまだ尾を引いている。
The incident still has lingering effects.
尾 means tail.
READINGS:
- お: standalone and some compounds
- び: in compounds (e.g., 尾行)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 尾を振る (to wag the tail)
- 尾を引く (to leave a trail, have lingering effects)
- 尾ひれを付ける (to embellish a story)
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 尾行: tailing, following someone
- 末尾: end, conclusion