What does kanji 虎 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 虎 is tiger.

How is kanji 虎 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 虎 are とら; the onyomi readings are コ.

What is the main radical of kanji 虎?

The main radical for kanji 虎 is 虍.

What words use kanji 虎?

Example words that use kanji 虎 include 虎, トラ猫, トラ箱, 虎に翼.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 2

虎

Meaning

Kanji 虎

tiger

tiger, drunkard

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: とら
Onyomi 音読み: コ
Nanori 名乗り: たけ

Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1653
Strokes: 8
Radical: 虍
Components: 儿 • 匕 • 卜 • 厂 • 虍
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 111 entries that include this kanji.

虎

とら

tiger (Panthera tigris)

トラ猫

トラねこ

tabby cat

トラ箱

トラばこ

drunk tank

虎に翼

とらにつばさ

making the strong even stronger

虎の威を借る狐

とらのいをかるきつね

person who swaggers about under borrowed authority

虎の巻

とらのまき

book of (trade) secrets

虎の子

とらのこ

tiger cub

虎の尾

とらのお

Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)

虎の尾を踏む

とらのおをふむ

to play with fire

虎の尾羊歯

とらのおしだ

Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)

虎ノ門事件

とらのもんじけん

Toranomon Incident (assassination attempt on Prince Regent Hirohito; December 27, 1923)

虎ばさみ

とらばさみ

steel trap

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

虎は夜に活発に動く。

Tigers are active at night.

その動物園では白い虎が人気です。

The white tiger is popular at that zoo.

虎は鋭い牙を持っている。

A tiger has sharp fangs.

昔の話では、山に大きな虎がすんでいた。

In an old tale, a large tiger lived in the mountains.

彼は虎のように勇ましかった。

He was brave like a tiger.

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