Jisho

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7 strokes
Radical:
corpse
Parts:
tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain
Kun:
On:
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
875 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 尾 【ビ】 Chinese "Tail" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), counter for fish, shrimp, etc.
  • 尾行 【ビコウ】 shadow, tail, following
  • 最後尾 【サイコウビ】 end (e.g. of a line), tail end, rear, backmost part
  • 交尾 【コウビ】 copulation (among animals), mating, treading, covering, serving

Kun reading compounds

  • 尾 【お】 tail (of an animal), cauda, tail (of a kite, etc.), tail end, tail (of a comet), slope at the foot of a mountain
  • 尾根 【おね】 (mountain) ridge
  • ガスの尾 【ガスのお】 gas tail (of a comet)
  • 虎の尾 【とらのお】 tiger's tail, gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides), Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
wei3, yi3
Korean:
mi

Spanish

  • cola
  • final
  • parte trasera
  • contador de peces

Portuguese

  • rabo
  • fim
  • sufixo para contagem de p/ peixes
  • fundo de uma rampa

French

  • queue
  • bout
  • compteur de poissons
  • bas de pente (montagne)
1734 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
675 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1383 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1005 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1230 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
505 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1868 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2028 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1723 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
526 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3799 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1942 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2635 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1934 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
7650 Morohashi
3062 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1411 New Nelson (John Haig)
1915 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2064 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1117 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3756 2001 Kanji
3r4.2 The Kanji Dictionary
3-3-4 SKIP code
7721.4 Four corner code
1-40-88 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5c3e Unicode hex code

12 strokes
Radical:
bamboo 竹 (⺮)
Parts:
cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve
Kun:
つつ
On:
トウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N2
1631 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 筒状 【ツツジョウ】 cylindrical, tubular
  • 筒状花 【トウジョウカ】 tubular flower, disk floret
  • 円筒 【エントウ】 cylinder
  • 気筒 【キトウ】 cylinder

Kun reading compounds

  • 筒 【つつ】 pipe, tube, cylinder, gun barrel, gun, cannon, well lining, well curb
  • 筒井 【つつい】 round well
  • 銃の筒 【じゅうのつつ】 barrel of a gun
  • 紙筒 【かみづつ】 paper tube, cardboard tube

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
tong3
Korean:
tong

Spanish

  • cilindro
  • tubo

Portuguese

  • cilindro
  • tubo
  • cano
  • cano de arma
  • manga

French

  • cylindre
  • tuyau
  • tube
  • canon (fusil)
  • manche
1655 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1567 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
3392 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1125 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
796 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1818 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1472 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1569 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
373 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1480 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3323 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1721 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2341 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
953 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
26004 Morohashi
2680 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4283 New Nelson (John Haig)
944 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1015 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1574 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2349 2001 Kanji
6f6.15 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-6 SKIP code
3-8-4 SKIP code
8822.7 Four corner code
1-37-91 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
7b52 Unicode hex code