Dictionary: “尾ひれが付く”

尾ひれが付く

おひれがつく

to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished

Kun/On information

尾

On: び
Kun: お
Stroke count: 7

・tail

・end

・counter for fish

・lower slope of mountain

付

On: ふ
Kun: つ.ける;-つ.ける;-づ.ける;つ.け;つ.け-;-つ.け;-づ.け;-づけ;つ.く;-づ.く;つ.き;-つ.き;-つき;-づ.き;-づき
Stroke count: 5

・adhere

・attach

・refer to

・append