Word Meaning 驥尾

きび kibi

驥尾 is read as きび (kibi) and means tail of a swift horse.

Meaning

English

  1. tail of a swift horse
  2. behind a great person

Reading

Kana

きび

Romaji

kibi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

驥尾に付す

きびにふす

to succeed by following the lead of an expert

slope at the foot of a mountain

尻尾

しっぽ

tail (animal)

末尾

まつび

end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)

首尾

しゅび

dealing with something successfully

交尾

こうび

copulation (among animals)

語尾

ごび

(inflectional) ending of a word

追尾

ついび

following

船尾

せんび

stern of a ship

最後尾

さいこうび

end (e.g. of a line)

上首尾

じょうしゅび

great success

不首尾

ふしゅび

failure