首尾 (しゅび)beginning and end; from beginning to end; result

beginning and end; from beginning to endnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
result; outcome; course of eventsnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
dealing with something successfullynoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 首尾

首相しゅしょうprime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.)
首脳しゅのうhead; leader
党首とうしゅparty leader
首都しゅとcapital city; metropolis
首くびneck
首位しゅいfirst place; head position
首都圏しゅとけんthe capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
一首いっしゅone tanka; one poem
尾おtail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end
尾根おね(mountain) ridge
交尾こうびcopulation (among animals); mating
尻尾しっぽtail (animal)
尾翼びよくtail (of an aircraft); empennage
尾行びこうshadow; tail
最後尾さいこうびend (e.g. of a line); tail end
末尾まつびend (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)

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