Kanji

虎

Meaning

tiger and drunkard

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • とら tiger (Panthera tigris)
  • とら ふ tiger stripes
  • とら がり unevenly cropped (hair)

On'yomi

  • こ れら cholera
  • こ けつ lion's den
  • こ こう tiger's den

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/8

Related Entries

虎 とら
tiger (Panthera tigris), drunk...

Component Analysis

虎
tiger, drunkard
とら, コ
虍
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ
七
seven
なな, なな.つ, シチ
一
one, one radical (no.1)
ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ
儿
legs radical (no. 10)
がい, ジン, ニン
八
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
や, や.つ, ハチ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ

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