竜頭蛇尾 in 日本語

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Synonyms: しりすぼみ Translations: 용두사미 (朝鮮語), anticlimax (英語) [Show more ▼] [Hide more ▲]

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "徹頭徹尾"
    },
    {
      "word": "始めは処女の如く、後は脱兎の如し"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "四字熟語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "日本語_成句",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成句",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "初めは勢いが盛んだが終わりは振るわないこと。"
      ],
      "id": "ja-竜頭蛇尾-ja-phrase-sJbdGxQH"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "しりすぼみ"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "anticlimax"
    },
    {
      "lang": "朝鮮語",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "word": "용두사미"
    }
  ],
  "word": "竜頭蛇尾"
}

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "徹頭徹尾"
    },
    {
      "word": "始めは処女の如く、後は脱兎の如し"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "四字熟語",
    "日本語",
    "日本語_成句"
  ],
  "lang": "日本語",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "pos_title": "成句",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "初めは勢いが盛んだが終わりは振るわないこと。"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "しりすぼみ"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "idiomatic"
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "英語",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "anticlimax"
    },
    {
      "lang": "朝鮮語",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "word": "용두사미"
    }
  ],
  "word": "竜頭蛇尾"
}

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"竜頭蛇尾" meaning in 日本語

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