虎(とら)

とら
noun
tiger
1. tiger
A large striped wild cat.
虎(とら)は強(つよ)い動物(どうぶつ)だ。
Tigers are powerful animals.
動物園(どうぶつえん)で虎(とら)を見(み)た。
I saw a tiger at the zoo.
虎(とら)の威(い)を借(か)る狐(きつね)とはまさに彼(かれ)のことだ。
He's the very definition of someone who flaunts borrowed authority.
The proverb 虎(とら)の威(い)を借(か)る狐(きつね) means 'a fox borrowing the tiger's authority.'

虎(とら) means tiger, a large striped wild cat.

KANJI VARIANTS:

  • 虎(とら): common writing
  • 寅(とら): used for zodiac

ZODIAC:
寅(とら) is the third animal of the Chinese zodiac (十二支(じゅうにし)). 寅年(とらどし) is the Year of the Tiger.

IDIOMS AND PROVERBS:

  • 虎(とら)の威(い)を借(か)る狐(きつね): a fox borrowing the tiger's power (someone who flaunts borrowed authority)
  • 虎穴(こけつ)に入(い)らずんば虎子(こじ)を得(え)ず: nothing ventured, nothing gained
  • 虎(とら)の巻(まき): secret manual, cheat sheet
  • 虎視眈々(こしたんたん): watching vigilantly for an opportunity

COMPOUNDS:

  • 虎(とら): tiger
  • 白虎(びゃっこ): white tiger
  • 阪神(はんしん)タイガース: Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)

RELATED: 猫(ねこ) (cat), 獅子(しし) (lion).

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Added 2026.1.9 21:21 · Revised 2026.2.22 10:05
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