トカゲの尻尾切り とかげのしっぽぎり Also written トカゲのしっぽ切り Meanings Expression evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them (literally: a skink lizard's shedding of its tail) Kanji 尻 buttocks 尾 tail 切 cut. Read as きり. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists