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VocabJLPT N2

tail (of an animal)

Noun

Definitions

1. tail (of an animal)
2. tail end

The tail of an animal, such as a dog or cat. It is also used figuratively in phrases like "showing one's tail," meaning to reveal one's true nature or to flee.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Wait, was that sound the cat's tail hitting the shelf?

Sentence 2

"Some of them don't like having their tails touched," the staff member explained.

Sentence 3

In the security camera footage, only a black tail was visible for a brief moment.

Sentence 4

The dog's tail shot straight up like a flag!

Sentence 5

I crept up slowly, and the cat started thumping the floor with its tail.