尻尾|しっぽshippo[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. nountail (of an animal)
   その犬いぬはしっぽを振ふっていた。↗

   The dog was wagging his tail.

   彼かれは尻尾しっぽを巻まいて逃にげた。↗

   He turned tail and ran.
2. nountail end; tip

• Synonym尾おWrittenWritten-language word for an animal's tail, used mostly in compounds such as 「尾ひれ」; in everyday speech 「尻尾」 is the normal choice.
• Synonym尾っぽおっぽCasualChildish, colloquial word for a tail, with a warm, endearing tone.
• RelatedテールNeutralLoanword for a tail or rear part, used mainly in compounds such as 「テールランプ」.
• Related尻っぽしりっぽCasualColloquial variant of 「尻尾」 that can mean a tail or the tail end of something.
• Antonym頭あたまNeutralThe head; the part of the body opposite 「尻尾」, the tail.

Use 「尻尾」 for an animal's tail in everyday speech. In written prose and compounds like 「尾ひれ」 use 「尾」; 「尾っぽ」 is childish and affectionate; 「テール」 appears in compounds such as 「テールランプ」; 「尻っぽ」 is a colloquial variant; 「頭」 is the head.

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1. 脊椎動物せきついどうぶつの尻しりから伸のびる細長ほそながい部分ぶぶん。
2. 脊椎動物せきついどうぶつ以外いがいの動物どうぶつで、体からだの後方こうほうに突き出つきでた部分ぶぶん。
3. 細長ほそながいものや列れつなどの後ろ側うしろがわ。
4. 隠し事かくしごとなどがばれるきっかけとなるもの。