Word Meaning 虎視眈々

こしたんたん koshitantan

虎視眈々 is read as こしたんたん (koshitantan) and means vigilantly (watching for an opportunity).

Meaning

English

  1. vigilantly (watching for an opportunity)
  2. eagerly
  3. with an eagle eye

Reading

Kana

こしたんたん

Romaji

koshitantan

Writing Variants

  • 虎視たんたん こしたんたん koshitantan
  • 虎視眈眈 こしたんたん koshitantan

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters

Study Signals and Categories

Yojijukugo Rank 165209 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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とら

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虎の門事件

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虎を野に放つ

とらをのにはなつ

to let loose something dangerous

虎子

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虎口

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tiger's den

視野

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field of vision

視点

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visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)

重視

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regarding as important

視力

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eyesight