Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) しっぽ​ [shìppóꜜ] (Odaka - [3])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕip̚po̞]

Noun

尻尾 ‎(hiragana しっぽ, romaji shippo)

1. tail

Synonyms

• 尾 (お) ‎(o)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Compound of 尻 ‎(shiri, “butt”) +‎ 尾 ‎(o, “tail”).

Pronunciation

• Kun'yomi
• (Tokyo) しりお​ [shìríóꜜ] (Odaka - [3])^[1]
• (Tokyo) しり​お [shìríꜜò] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɕiɾio̞]

Noun

尻尾 ‎(hiragana しりお, romaji shirio, historical hiragana しりを)

1. tail

Synonyms

• 尾 (お) ‎(o)

References

1. 1 2 3 4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9