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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

tail
end
counter for fish
lower slope of mountain

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words

Common Words

っぽ
りお
Noun
Freq #3623
1

tail (of an animal)

Examples
その犬はしっぽを振っていた。
The dog was wagging his tail.
2

tail end; tip

Examples
彼は尻尾を巻いて逃げた。
He turned tail and ran.
Noun
Freq #4717
1

tail (of an animal); cauda

Examples
雄のくじゃくはの羽毛が色彩豊かである。
The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
2

tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end

3

Astronomy

tail (of a comet)

4

slope at the foot of a mountain

こう
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #8746
1

shadow; tail; following

Noun
Freq #10748
1

Grammar

(inflectional) ending of a word

Examples
「―osity」は語尾が「―ous」の形容詞から作られる抽象名詞の語尾
'-osity' is an abstract noun word ending created from the ending of an '-ous' adjective.
2

end of a sentence

一八
ちはつ
Noun
Freq #11281
1

wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis

いこうび
Noun
~の Adj.
Freq #13061
1

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

ゅび
Noun
Freq #14352
1

beginning and end; from beginning to end

Examples
彼女の考えは首尾一貫している。
She is consistent in her opinions.
2

result; outcome; course of events

3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

dealing with something successfully

尾をひく
おをひく
尾を曳く
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #16255
1

to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect

しっぽを振る
しっぽをふる
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #17510
1

to wag one's tail

2

Idiomatic expression

to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

後をつける
後を付ける
あとをつける
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #18487
1

Idiomatic expression

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow

2

跡をつける only

to leave tracks; to leave footprints

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