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尾 Counter for fish, shrimp, etc. - Japanese Dictionary Lookup
尾
English: Counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
Onyomi:
ビ
Kunyomi:
お
Romaji:
bi
bi
o
Radical: 尸
Kanji: 尾 (7 Strokes)
Grade Level: 8
JLPT Level: JLPT 1
Frequency Rank: 875
Part of Speech: noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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Different Meanings:

Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

ななおようごがっこう :: 七尾養護学校 Nanao Special Needs School (older name style)

ななおたんきだいがく :: 七尾短期大学 Nanao Junior College

ぎょび :: 魚尾 Marks on Japanese paper indicating the centre line for folding

ぎょび :: 魚尾 Outer corner of the eye

ぎょび :: 魚尾 Fish tail

まつおりゅう :: 松尾流 Matsuo school of tea ceremony

おわり :: 尾張 Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

びじょうかく :: 尾状核 Caudate nucleus

びき :: 尾季 Last player

びそり :: 尾橇 Tail skid (aircraft)

びとう :: 尾筒 Receiver (of a rifle)

びとう :: 尾筒 Tail pipe (of a turbine)

びとう :: 尾筒 Tail covert (of a bird)

ほうび :: 砲尾 Gun breech

おぜそう :: 尾瀬草 Japonolirion osense (species of flowering plant)

びこう :: 尾鉱 Mine dumps

びこう :: 尾鉱 Tailings

びこうダム :: 尾鉱ダム Tailings dam

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし :: 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 When a dog turns west, its tail turns east

いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし :: 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 Water is wet

いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし :: 犬が西向きゃ尾は東 That goes without saying

ガスのお :: ガスの尾 Gas tail (of a comet)

ちりのお :: ちりの尾 Dust tail (of a comet)

ちりのお :: 塵の尾 Dust tail (of a comet)

きびにふす :: 驥尾に付す To get ahead by following someone's lead

きびにふす :: 驥尾に付す To succeed by following the lead of an expert

おひれがつく :: 尾ひれが付く To become embellished

おひれがつく :: 尾ひれが付く To become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.)

おひれがつく :: 尾鰭が付く To become embellished

おひれがつく :: 尾鰭が付く To become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.)

Using 尾 in sentences:

(Japanese) ゾウの尻尾は短い。

(English) The elephant has a short tail.

(Japanese) 犬は私を見ると、尻尾を振った。

(English) When the dog saw me, it wagged its tail.

(Japanese) スラングやフランクな会話、独特な短縮語尾まで含めた例文が必要です。

(English) We need example sentences that include slang, casual conversation, and unconventional inflectional endings.

(Japanese) 列の最後尾に行ってください。

(English) Go to the end of the line.

(Japanese) ケモナーが集まるイベントでは耳や尻尾を引っ張る輩がいる。

(English) At furry conventions, there are those who pull on ears or tails.

How do you say Counter for fish, shrimp, etc. in Japanese?

Answer: 尾

How many kanji strokes does 尾 have?

Answer: 7

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