尻
尻·buttocks
- On-yomi
- none
- Kun-yomi
- しり
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尻 | しり | buttocks, bottom; the rear end of something |
| 尻尾 | しっぽ | tail |
| 尻込み | しりごみ | hesitation, flinching, shrinking back |
| 目尻 | めじり | outer corner of the eye |
Example sentences
犬が尻尾を振って喜んでいる。
いぬがしっぽをふってよろこんでいる。
The dog is wagging its tail happily.
難しい仕事に尻込みしてしまった。
むずかしいしごとにしりごみしてしまった。
I shrank back from the difficult job.
彼女は笑うと目尻に小さなしわができる。
かのじょはわらうとめじりにちいさなしわができる。
Small wrinkles appear at the corners of her eyes when she laughs.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 尻尾 as しりお — it is しっぽ, an irregular reading
- Using 尻 in polite conversation — it is blunt; お尻 is the normal polite form
Memory aid
Picture it
The reclining body radical 尸 over 九 'nine' — the body counted right to its very last part.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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