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虎 means 'tiger'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1109   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-12    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 51 words   Used in 90 words   Used in 364 names   Component in 20 kanji (0 Jōyō)
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Common readings
On
   コ
Kun
   とら tiger
Additional readings
Name    たけ
Variants
乕  
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 虎 - click the badge to download
In the Japanese imagination, the tiger is both a fierce fighter and a drunkard! Through 虎, a new Joyo kanji, we encounter expressions about fighting, danger, courage, risks, and vigilance. We'll see which famous companies, musicians, and sports teams are named after this awe-inspiring animal, also finding out who wears tiger-striped underwear in Japan! Don't miss the fantastic photos of tigers in Thailand!
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Strongly Symbolic Animals
竜 亀 虎 鶴
English speakers see cats and dogs as enemies, but the Japanese and Chinese perceive the dragon and tiger as well-matched rivals. The dragon symbolizes everything from imperial power and water to China itself, whereas the tiger represents earthly matter and India, also inspiring scads of expressions about risks. Meanwhile, both cranes and turtles are emblems of longevity and good fortune. Moreover, the crane appears in proverbs, paintings, origami, ceramics, fabrics, poems, Noh dramas, songs, folktales, and even math problems, as well as figurative expressions, whereas the turtle symbolizes slowness, wisdom, experience, divisiveness, ugliness, and sexual attractiveness.
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⿸  虍 tiger  儿 legs  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 虎 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 虎 is used 67 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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コ : 28 words FIND ALL
も う こ 1
noun
1. fierce tiger; ferocious tiger
2. Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
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とら : 37 words FIND ALL
と ら 0
Most common form: とら
noun
1. tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. drunkard; drunk; sot  (colloquialism)
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とら (read as どら) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
small tiger; drinker
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An additional 23 less common words include 虎 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
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虎
コ   とら tiger   
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虍
とら tiger   
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卜
divining rod
厂
cliff
七
シチ   ななつ    なな    なの seven   
儿
legs
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