Word Meaning 尾鰭

おひれ ohire

尾鰭 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

尾ひれ おひれ ohire
尾ヒレ おひれ ohire

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尾鰭が付く

おひれがつく

to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.)

尾鰭を付ける

おひれをつける

to exaggerate

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

尾頭付

おかしらつき

fish served whole (complete with head and tail)