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JLPT N2 · Noun

しっぽ (shippo)

しっぽ is a Japanese noun meaning “tail (of an animal)”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
しっぽ
Romaji
shippo
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. tail (of an animal) · noun
  2. tail end; tip · noun

Example sentences

その犬はしっぽを振っていた。
The dog was wagging his tail.
Tatoeba #211001
彼は尻尾を巻いて逃げた。
He turned tail and ran.
Tatoeba #103894

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1358800 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.