しっぽ

tail (animal)

Also:tail end

What does しっぽ mean?

しっぽ is a Japanese noun meaning tail (animal) in English. It can also be translated as tail end depending on context. It is written as しっぽ in hiragana, and shippo in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その犬はしっぽを振っていた。

The dog was wagging his tail.