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尾 = 毛 + 尸
尾 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tail”. It is built from 毛 (fur) and 尸 (corpse). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2064. It appears as a component in 1 other character in this index.
- Keyword
- tail
- RTK frame
- 2064
- Strokes
- 7
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ビ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- お
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- хвост
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 尾 tail
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Characters that contain 尾
How to find 尾 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “fur” + “corpse”. 尾 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 尾 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.