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Meaning of 尾鰭(おひれ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 尾鰭, 尾ひれ

Kana Reading おひれ

Romaji ohire

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

tail and fins

Example sentence

「学園の廊下で、濃厚なキスシーン・・・聞いたぞ聞いたぞ」「濃厚じゃなーい！話に尾ひれ付いてるって・・・」 A passionate kiss scene in a school corridor ... I've heard all about it! "It wasn't passionate! That's an exaggeration..."
Parts of speech

Meaning

embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

Examples of 尾鰭, 尾ひれ, おひれ in a sentence

「学園の廊下で、濃厚なキスシーン・・・聞いたぞ聞いたぞ」「濃厚じゃなーい！話に尾ひれ付いてるって・・・」

A passionate kiss scene in a school corridor ... I've heard all about it! "It wasn't passionate! That's an exaggeration..."

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Kanji in this word

尾 JLPT 1

7 strokes

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

On'Yomi: ビ

Kun'Yomi: お

鰭

21 strokes

fin

On'Yomi: キ, ギ

Kun'Yomi: ひれ

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