Vocab Info

N2 Noun

()tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.), tail end, slope at the foot of a mountain

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    The elongated appendage that some animals drag or move about behind them.

    1. Noun

      1.

      tail (of an animal), cauda

    2. Noun

      2.

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

    3. Noun

      3.

      tail (of a comet)

      Astronomy
    4. Noun

      4.

      slope at the foot of a mountain

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    尾 【お】

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      (いぬ)()をブンブン()っています。

      The dog is wagging its tail vigorously.

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      (ねこ)()()んだ。(ねこ)威嚇(いかく)された。

      I stepped on the cat's tail. I was threatened by the cat.

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      (たこ)()()()地面(じめん)()れています。

      The tail of the kite is hanging straight down to the ground.

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      この(ほし)図鑑(ずかん)写真(しゃしん)には、ハレー彗星(すいせい)巨大(きょだい)()(うつ)っています。

      In the picture of this star atlas, the huge tail of Halley's comet is captured.

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      (とら)()()んでしまったのなら、(とら)()みつかれてしまって当然(とうぜん)です。

      If you stepped on a tiger's tail, it's only natural that you got bitten.

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