KANJI
虎
tiger
Kun'yomi
とら
On'yomi
こ
Example sentences
地球上では、残念ながら多くの野生の虎が絶滅の危機に瀕している。
Unfortunately, many wild tigers on Earth are on the verge of extinction.
彼の言動は、まるで虎の威を借る狐のごとく、裏に有力者がいることを示唆していた。
His words and actions were like a fox borrowing the tiger's power, suggesting that there was an influential person behind him.
彼女は普段は穏やかだが、一度仕事に向き合うと虎のような厳しさと集中力を見せる。
She is usually gentle, but once she faces her work, she shows tiger-like strictness and concentration.
Practice exercises
1
虎豹の変
majestic transformation (like a tiger or leopard); change for the better
Answer
こひょうのへん
2
虎
Answer
とらこ
3
虎
Answer
tiger
4
虎視眈々
watching vigilantly; gazing with tiger-like intensity
Answer
こしたんたん
5
虎狼の族
brutal people; cruel folk (lit. tiger and wolf tribe)
Answer
ころうのぞく
6
虎口
jaws of death; dangerous situation (lit. tiger's mouth)
Answer
ここう