尻尾

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) しっぽ​ [shìppóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕip̚po̞]

Noun

尻尾 (counter 本, hiragana しっぽ, rōmaji shippo)

1. tail
   • 1999 February 4, “ドレイク [Drake]”, in Vol.1 (in Japanese), Konami:

     しっぽが長 (なが)い鳥 (とり)。そのしっぽで空 (くう)中 (ちゅう)から攻 (こう)撃 (げき)する。

     Shippo ga nagai tori. Sono shippo de kūchū kara kōgeki suru.

     A bird with a long tail which he uses to attack with in the air.

   • 1999 March 1, “ナイトメア・スコーピオン [Nightmare Scorpion]”, in BOOSTER 1 (in Japanese), Konami:

     悪 (あく)夢 (む)を見 (み)せ、うなされている間 (あいだ)に四 (よん)本 (ほん)もある毒 (どく)のしっぽを刺 (さ)す。

     Akumu o mise, unasareteiru aida ni yonhon mo aru doku no shippo o sasu.

     It will stab you in your worst nightmare with its four poisonous tails.

   • 2000 April 20, “ウィップテイル・ガーゴイル [Whiptail Gargoyle]”, in Magic Ruler －魔法の支配者－ (in Japanese), Konami:

     ムチのように長 (なが)いしっぽを使 (つか)い、空 (くう)中 (ちゅう)から襲 (おそ)いかかってくる。

     Muchi no yō ni nagai shippo o tsukai, kūchū kara osoikakattekuru.

     He strikes down from the air with his long whip-like tail.

   • 2000 July 13, “ツインテール [Twin-Tail]”, in Pharaoh’s Servant －ファラオのしもべ－ (in Japanese), Konami:

     ムチのようなしっぽ２本 (ほん)を振 (ふ)り回 (まわ)し攻 (こう)撃 (げき)する、水 (すい)中 (ちゅう)生 (せい)物 (ぶつ)。

     Muchi no yō na shippo ni-hon o furimawashi kōgeki suru, suichū seibutsu.

     An aquatic creature that attacks by brandishing its 2 whip-like tails.

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) しりお​ [shìríóꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
  • (Tokyo) しり​お [shìríꜜò] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɕiɾʲio̞]

Noun

尻尾 (hiragana しりお, rōmaji shirio, historical hiragana しりを)

1. tail