尻尾を掴む

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
しっぽ つか
Hyōgaiji
Grade: S Grade: S
irregular kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
尻尾を摑む (kyūjitai)
尻尾をつかむ
しっぽを掴む

Etymology

From 尻尾 (tail) +‎ (direct object marker) +‎ 掴む (to grab).

Verb

尻尾(しっぽ)(つか) (shippo o tsukamugodan (stem 尻尾(しっぽ)(つか) (shippo o tsukami), past 尻尾(しっぽ)(つか)んだ (shippo o tsukanda))

  1. (idiomatic) to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to have evidence; to get a lead
  2. to grab by the tail

Conjugation

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