expression, noun

  1. tiger's tail.

noun

Usually written with kana alone.
  1. gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides).
  2. Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
虎の尾 とらのお
 
 
 
 
トラノオ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tiger, drunkard
とら コ たけ (11th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
 (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
tail, end, counter for fish
お ビ (7th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
fur, hair, feather
モウ け めん (2nd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク チャク
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)