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    3. 尻尾を出す

    尻尾を出す

    尻しっ尾ぽを​出だす​

    to show one's true colors (colours)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    しっぽを出す

    しっぽをだす

    Verb

    1.
    to show one's true colors (colours), to expose one's faults, to give oneself away

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    Characters that make up this word

    尻
    しり…(2)
    buttocks・hips・butt・rear
    Kanji
    尾
    お…(1)
    tail・end・counter for fish・lower slope of mountain
    Kanji
    出
    で.る・-で・だ.す・-だ.す・い.でる・い.だす…(9)
    exit・leave・go out・come out・put out…(1)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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