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Meaning of 竜頭蛇尾 in Japanese
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竜頭蛇尾
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Kana Readingりゅうとうだび
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Romajiryūtōdabi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- a strong beginning and a weak ending; an anticlimax
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Related Kanji
尾
JLPT 1
7 strokes
tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain
On'Yomi: ビ
Kun'Yomi: お
頭
JLPT 4
16 strokes
head, counter for large animals
On'Yomi: トウ, ズ, ト
Kun'Yomi: あたま, かしら, -がしら, かぶり