Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “尻尾を巻く”

尻尾を巻く

しっぽをまく

to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

Kanji details

Kun/On information

尻

On: こう
Kun: しり
Stroke count: 5

・buttocks

・hips

・butt

・rear

尾

On: び
Kun: お
Stroke count: 7

・tail

・end

・counter for fish

・lower slope of mountain

巻

On: かん;けん
Kun: ま.く;まき;ま.き
Stroke count: 9

・scroll

・volume

・book

・part

・roll up

・wind up

・tie

・coil

・counter for texts (or book scrolls)