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Definition and meaning of - in Japanese

o

N4

1.tail

Noun

尾の長い鳥が飛んでいますね。
A bird with a long tail is flying.
o

N4

1.the rear end of an animal.

Noun

犬の尾は長くてふさふさしています。
The dog's tail is long and fluffy.
猫の尾はしなやかで、狩りに役立ちます。
The cat's tail is flexible and useful for hunting.
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2.the end or tail of something.

Noun

カイトの尾は長くて美しいです。
The tail of the kite is long and beautiful.
犬の尾は振りながら嬉しそうです。
The dog's tail wags happily.
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3.the end or extremity of something.

Noun

彗星の尾は長くて美しい。
The tail of the comet is long and beautiful.
尾の形が彗星の運動を示す。
The shape of the tail indicates the movement of the comet.
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4.the lower part of a mountain slope.

Noun

山の尾には美しい景色が広がっている。
Beautiful scenery spreads out at the foot of the mountain.
尾には植物や動物が生息しています。
Plants and animals inhabit the slope at the foot of the mountain.
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5.the tail or end of something.

Place

猫の尾は長いです。
Cats have long tails.
犬の尾はふさふさです。
Dogs have fluffy tails.
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6.the rear end of an animal.

Wikipedia definition

犬の尾は長いです。
The dog's tail is long.
猫の尾はふさふさです。
The cat's tail is fluffy.
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Collocations
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おける尾ける
okeru

N4

1.follow or shadow someone closely.

Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

彼は私を尾けるのが好きだ。
He likes to follow me.
彼女は彼を尾けることに気づいた。
She noticed that she was following him.
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はなび

花火

hanabi

definition
尾ける おける

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