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Kanji Detail for 虎 - "tiger, brave, fierce"
虎
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Meaning
虎 means "tiger, brave, fierce."
Tiger - A large, striped wild cat.
Brave - Courageous; fearless.
Fierce - Violent; ferocious.
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Four-character idioms with 虎
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前虎後狼
ぜんここうろう
one calamity followed close on the heels of another; out of the frying pan into the fire
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暴虎馮河
ぼうこひょうが
foolhardy courage
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竜攘虎搏
りゅうじょうこはく
fierce fighting
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羊質虎皮
ようしつこひ
sheep in a tiger's skin; gimcrack; showy without real worth
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前虎後狼
ぜんここうろう
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Tattoo check: 虎
- Verified meaning: tiger, brave, fierce
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read く, とら)
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 虎
Surnames 虎(く)
虎(とら)
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Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
tiger; drunkard
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
tiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
tiger; brave, fierce; surname
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A fierce beast name. Overall form closely resembles a cat. Body is five to six feet long. Fur is yellowish-brown. Has black stripes. Nature is ferocious and bold. Often harms livestock and travelers. Found in both cold and hot regions. | Objects shaped like an obliquely open mouth are called 虎口 (tiger's mouth). Such as between the thumb and index finger. Therefore commonly counting by spreading fingers is called 一虎 (one tiger). Also in chess, three pieces standing at angles is called 虎. | Harsh or cruel.
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Onyomi
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Kunyomi
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Strokes
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Radical
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