Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending

    to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone; to grab by the tail

    Idiomatic expression

Also written 尻尾をつかむ【しっぽをつかむ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

buttocks, hips, butt, rear

Kun
しり
On
コウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Junior high
Frequency
1692 of 2500
Radical
corpse
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Used in names as

がみ

Dictionary and index codes (21)
CodeReference
3-3-2SKIP code
3r2.1The Kanji Dictionary
7721.7Four corner code
3757deroo
5c3bUnicode hex code
1-31-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1379Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1407New Nelson (John Haig)
3032New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3766Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2610Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2220Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1134Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1704A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
176Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1884Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7634Morohashi
2029Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
kao1Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Kun
On
Strokes
7
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
875 of 2500
Radical
corpse
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
3-3-4SKIP code
3r4.2The Kanji Dictionary
7721.4Four corner code
3756deroo
5c3eUnicode hex code
1-40-88JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1383Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1411New Nelson (John Haig)
3062New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3799Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1942Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2635Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1915Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2064Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
675A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
505Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1005Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7650Morohashi
1734A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1868Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2028Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1230Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1117Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1723Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
526Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1934Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei3, yi3Pinyin reading
miKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture

Kun
つか.むつか.まえるつか.まる
On
カク
Strokes
11
Radical
hand

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (14)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3c11.6The Kanji Dictionary
5600.0Four corner code
63b4Unicode hex code
1-36-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1985Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2174New Nelson (John Haig)
690New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
616Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2249Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2354Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
12572XMorohashi
guo2, guai1Pinyin reading
gwigKorean reading