Keyword
tiger
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 2
Heisig2145
Readings
とら
(66%)
(31%)
(1%)
Composed of
tiger's head
legs
Mnemonic

Tiger's head on legs is a tiger.

Used in kanji (5 in total)
jewelled utensil
fabulous dolphin-like fish
ID number [old]
???
mottled
Used in vocabulary (136 in total)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
Examples (11 in total)
This is not a tiger.
He likes tigers.
You can call a cat a small tiger, and a tiger a big cat.