JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 尾: "tail, end, counter for fish"
The kanji 尾 means "tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ビ in on'yomi and お in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ビ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
お
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 875 of 2,501 |
Common words with 尾
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 尻尾tail (of an animal) · tail end; tip
- 尾tail (of an animal); cauda · tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end
- 尾行shadow; tail; following
- 語尾(inflectional) ending of a word · end of a sentence
- 最後尾end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
- 首尾beginning and end; from beginning to end · result; outcome; course of events
- 尾を引くto leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
- 尻尾を振るto wag one's tail · to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
- 追尾following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing
- 鳩尾pit of the stomach; solar plexus
- 尾張Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
- 尾Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) · counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
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