首尾

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Chinese

head; chief; first (occasion)
head; chief; first (occasion); first (thing); measure word for poems
 
 tail
simp. and trad.
(首尾) 		首 尾

Pronunciation

Noun

首尾

  1. from beginning to end
  2. the head and the tail; the beginning and the end

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (首尾):
  • → Japanese: 首尾(しゅび) (shubi)
  • → Korean: 수미(首尾) (sumi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
首 尾
しゅ
Grade: 2 		び
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

首(しゅ)尾(び) • (shubi) 

  1. from beginning to end
  2. result

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