尾 Kanji – tail

Meaning and Readings

How is 尾 read?

尾 has the onyomi reading ビ and the kunyomi reading お.

In romaji, these readings can be written as bi, o.

Common Japanese Words Using 尾

These common Japanese words contain 尾. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.

• 首尾（しゅび） — beginning and end, from beginning to end
• 尻尾（しっぽ） — tail (of an animal)
• 尾（お） — tail (of an animal), cauda
• 尾行（びこう） — shadow, tail, following
• 尾根（おね） — (mountain) ridge
• 末尾（まつび） — end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
• 最後尾（さいこうび） — end (e.g. of a line), tail end, rear, backmost part

Related Kanji

• 緒
  thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap, mental or emotional state
• 美
  beauty, beautiful
• 未
  un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
• 備
  equip, provision, preparation
• 端
  edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape
• 末
  end, close, tip, powder, posterity