Word Meaning 尾ひれ

おひれ ohire

尾ひれ is read as おひれ (ohire) and means tail and fins.

Meaning

English

tail and fins
embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.)
exaggeration

Reading

Kana

おひれ

Romaji

ohire

Writing Variants

尾ヒレ おひれ ohire
尾鰭おひれ ohire

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 116469 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尾

お

slope at the foot of a mountain

尾行

びこう

shadow

尾根

おね

(mountain) ridge

尾翼

びよく

tail (of an aircraft)

尾長

おなが

azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana)

尾部

びぶ

tail

尾高型

おだかがた

pattern of Japanese accent with the last mora high and the succeeding particle low

尾去沢石

おさりざわせき

osarizawaite

尾状核

びじょうかく

caudate nucleus

尾を引く

おをひく

to leave a trail

尾頭付き

おかしらつき

fish served whole (complete with head and tail)

尾状花

びじょうか

catkin

Example Sentences

「学園の廊下で、濃厚なキスシーン・・・聞いたぞ聞いたぞ」「濃厚じゃなーい！話に尾ひれ付いてるって・・・」

"A passionate kiss scene in a school corridor ... I've heard all about it!" "It wasn't passionate! That's an exaggeration..."