Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “尻尾を掴む”

尻尾を掴む

しっぽをつかむ

to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone

Kanji details

Kun/On information

尻
On
こう
Kun
しり
Stroke count
5

・buttocks

・hips

・butt

・rear

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尾
On
び
Kun
お
Stroke count
7

・tail

・end

・counter for fish

・lower slope of mountain

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掴
On
かく
Kun
つか.む;つか.まえる;つか.まる
Stroke count
11

・catch

・seize

・grasp

・hold

・arrest

・capture

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