Memory phrase for the character: 尾

尾

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Meaning

tail, brush

Pronunciation

BI
o

Explanation

 Top: buttock from the side 尸, below: hair 毛

Mnemonic
 
At the back the hair changes into a tail.

Radicals

尸 buttocks (in a side view)The radical shikabane has the meaning: corpse 尸. But because of its use in tail 尾, buttocks 尻 or urine 尿, it is generally considered to mean "buttocks".
毛 hairAlso this radical 彡 means 'hair'.




 Vocabulary

尾 お  tail, ridge

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