Word Meaning トカゲの尻尾切り

とかげのしっぽぎり tokagenoshippogiri

トカゲの尻尾切り is read as とかげのしっぽぎり (tokagenoshippogiri) and means evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them.

Meaning

English

evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them
a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

Reading

Kana

とかげのしっぽぎり

Romaji

tokagenoshippogiri

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Rank 156320 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尻尾

しっぽ

tail (animal)

尻尾を出す

しっぽをだす

to show one's true colors (colours)

尻切れ

しりきれ

object cut off at the end

尻切れトンボ

しりきれとんぼ

leaving unfinished

尻尾を振る

しっぽをふる

to wag one's tail

尻尾を巻く

しっぽをまく

to tuck one's tail between one's legs

尻尾を掴む

しっぽをつかむ

to grab by the tail

締め切り

しめきり

closing (a door, window, etc.)

貸し切り

かしきり

reserving (for exclusive use)

切り

きり

delivery date (of a futures contract)

思い切り

おもいきり

resolution

切り取り

きりとり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)