JLPT N3 · Noun

尾 (o)

尾 (お, o) is a Japanese noun meaning “tail (of an animal); cauda”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
お
Romaji
o
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

Example sentences

雄のくじゃくは尾の羽毛が色彩豊かである。
The male peacock has colorful tail feathers.

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

Kanji in 尾

Source: JMdict entry 1485770 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.