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    3. 尾

    尾

    尾お

    tail (of an animal)

    N1KMT5News #5+1CoreNounAnimalsKanji Vocab7 strokes

    お

    Noun

    1.
    tail (of an animal), cauda
    2.
    tail (of a kite, etc.), tail end
    3.
    tail (of a comet)
    astronomy
    4.
    slope at the foot of a mountain

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    猫ねこが長ながい尾おを揺ゆらしている。

    The cat is swaying its long tail.

    KMT4AnimalsDaily Life
    魚さかなは尾おびれを使つかって泳およぐ。

    Fish swim using their caudal fins (tails).

    KMT5AnimalsScience & Math
    猿さるは長ながい尾おで木きにぶら下さがることができる。

    Monkeys can hang from trees with their long tails.

    KMT5Animals
    凧たこが空そら高たかく舞まい上あがり、長ながい尾おをなびかせた。

    The kite soared high into the sky, its long tail fluttering.

    KMT6Art & DesignDaily Life
    彗すい星せいの尾おは、太たい陽よう風ふうによって形けい成せいされる。

    The tail of a comet is formed by solar wind.

    KMT7Science & MathNature & Environment

    Kanji that make up this word

    尾
    お…(1)
    tail・end・counter for fish・lower slope of mountain
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