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虎
tiger
N1On: こKun: とら
Memory Aid
The kanji 虎 (tiger) is a vivid pictograph. The top element depicts the head and whiskers, the middle part represents the striped body, and the bottom strokes form the powerful legs and tail of a tiger.
Vocabulary
虎とらtiger
虎穴こけつtiger's den
虎の子とらのこone's most prized possession
虎視眈々こしたんたんwatching for a chance, having one's eye on something
白虎びゃっこwhite tiger (one of the Four Symbols in Chinese constellations)
Example Sentences
動物園で大きな虎を見た。
I saw a big tiger at the zoo.
虎は森の王者だ。
The tiger is the king of the forest.
虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず、ということわざがある。
There is a proverb that says, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch a tiger's cub."
彼はその絵を虎の子のように大切にしている。
He treasures that painting like his most prized possession.