虎 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「虍」
道2High school graduate / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「虍」
- On
- コ
- Kun
- とら
- Meaning
- tiger
Origin
A pictograph of a tiger, with its great jaws and striped body.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| コ | 虎穴・猛虎 |
|---|---|
| とら | 虎 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 虎穴こけつ
a tiger’s den; great danger
- 猛虎もうこ
fierce tiger
Example
虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず。
If you do not enter the tiger’s den, you will not get its cub.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)