JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 虎: "tiger, drunkard"
The kanji 虎 means "tiger, drunkard". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read コ in on'yomi and とら in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とら
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | tiger, drunkard |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1653 of 2,501 |
Common words with 虎
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 虎tiger (Panthera tigris) · drunkard; drunk; sot
- 白虎White Tiger (Taoist god said to rule over the western heavens) · seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
- 虎視眈々vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
- 虎の子tiger cub · one's treasure; precious savings
- 虎狼痢cholera
- 猛虎fierce tiger; ferocious tiger · Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
- 虎穴lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; tiger's den
- 虎口tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place
- 大虎big tiger · drinker; staggering drunkard
- 虎子bedpan; chamber pot; potty · baby tiger; hard-earned reward
- 虎の巻book of (trade) secrets; secrets · study guide (to supplement a textbook); crib; key
- 虎の威を借る狐small person acting arrogantly on someone else's authority; person who borrows the authority of another to browbeat others; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
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