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虎 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「虍」

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2High school graduate / general ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「虍」
On
コこ · ko
Kun
とらtora
Meaning
tiger

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of a tiger, with its great jaws and striped body.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコこko虎穴こけつ猛虎もうこ
Kunとらtora虎とら

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 虎穴こけつ

    a tiger’s den; great danger

  • 猛虎もうこ

    fierce tiger

More words with this kanji

  • 虎嘯こしょう
  • 虎視眈眈こしたんたん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

虎穴(こけつ)に入(はい)らずんば虎子(こじ)を得(え)ず。

If you do not enter the tiger’s den, you will not get its cub.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

猛虎虎穴虎猛fierce穴hole虐tyrann…虒a lege…虔revere…虚empty虜captiv…股thigh裾hem錮confin…己onesel…戸door
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Compound

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