Results, 鯛の尾より鰯の頭

鯛の尾より鰯の頭【たいのおよりいわしのかしらtainooyoriiwashinokashira】

expression:

  • better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion - proverb

Kanji definition:

鯛
人名用JLPTN1

チョウCHOU・たいtai

sea bream; red snapper

➜
鮉
Strokes:
19
Radical:
魚 fish
SKIP:
1-11-8
UTF:
9bdb
JIS208:
34-68
Hangul:
조 [jo]
Pinyin:
diāo
Stroke order:
Example words:
金目鯛【きんめだいkinmedai】
splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
鯛焼き【たいやきtaiyaki】
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
鯛めし【たいめしtaimeshi】
rice with minced sea bream (tai)
黒鯛【くろだいkurodai】
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
海老で鯛を釣る【えびでたいをつるebidetaiwotsuru】
to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
尾
常用中学校JLPTN1

ビBI・おo

tail; end; counter for fish; lower slope of mountain

Strokes:
7
Radical:
尸 corpse
SKIP:
3-3-4
UTF:
5c3e
JIS208:
40-88
Hangul:
미 [mi]
Pinyin:
wěi / yǐ
Stroke order:
Example words:
尾【おo】
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; / slope at the foot of a mountain
尾根【おねone】
(mountain) ridge; spur
最後尾【さいこうびsaikoubi】
end of a line (queue)
首尾【しゅびshubi】
beginning and end; from beginning to end; / result; outcome; course of events; / dealing with something successfully
尾行【びこうbikou】
shadow; tail; following
鰯
人名用

いわしiwashi

sardine; (kokuji)

Strokes:
21
Radical:
魚 fish
SKIP:
1-11-10
UTF:
9c2f
JIS208:
16-83
Hangul:
약 [yag]
Pinyin:
ruò
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
Example words:
鰯油【いわしゆiwashiyu】
pilchard oil; sardine oil
鰯雲【いわしぐもiwashigumo】
cirro-cumulus; mackerel sky
赤鰯【あかいわしakaiwashi】
pickled or dried sardines
干鰯【ほしかhoshika】
dried sardine
鯛の尾より鰯の頭【たいのおよりいわしのかしらtainooyoriiwashinokashira】
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
頭
常用２年JLPTN3

トウTOU・ズZU・トTO・あたまatama・かしらkashira・~がしら gashira・かぶりkaburi

head; counter for large animals

Strokes:
16
Radical:
頁 face, page
SKIP:
1-7-9
UTF:
982d
JIS208:
38-12
Nanori:
かみkami・がみgami・ちゃんchan・つむりtsumuri・づzu
Hangul:
두 [du]
Pinyin:
tóu / tou
Stroke order:
Example words:
先頭【せんとうsentou】
head; lead; vanguard; first
冒頭【ぼうとうboutou】
beginning; start; outset
頭取【とうどりtoudori】
(bank) president; / greenroom manager (in a theater)
念頭【ねんとうnentou】
(on one's) mind; heed
街頭【がいとうgaitou】
(on the) street

Kanji

鯛

チョウCHOU・たいtai

sea bream; red snapper

尾

ビBI・おo

tail; end; counter for fish; lower slope of mountain


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