Kyubi

九尾

literallynine + tail

The nine-tailed fox sealed in Naruto.

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九
  • 九きゅうnine
  • 九月くがつSeptember
  • 十九じゅうきゅうnineteen
  • 九州きゅうしゅうKyūshū
  • 九十きゅうじゅうninety
尾
  • 尾おtail
  • 尾根おねridge
  • 尻尾しっぽtail
  • 最後尾さいこうびend

九・尾 — every one of these is a square on the grid of 2,136 jōyō kanji. Three a day, quizzed through real words.

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