Word Meaning 竜頭蛇尾

りゅうとうだび ryuutoudabi

竜頭蛇尾 is read as りゅうとうだび (ryuutoudabi) and means strong beginning and weak ending.

Meaning

English

strong beginning and weak ending
anticlimax

Reading

Kana

りゅうとうだび

Romaji

ryuutoudabi

Writing Variants

龍頭蛇尾 りゅうとうだび ryuutoudabi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 44 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 127212 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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飛竜頭

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竜巻

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tornado

竜王

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Dragon King

竜宮

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Palace of the Dragon King