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JLPT N1 · 8 strokes

The kanji 虎 — “tiger”

虎 means tiger and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 8 strokes and uses the tiger stripes radical (虍).

Stroke order · 8 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): コ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): とら
Radical: 虍 · tiger stripes
Strokes: 8

How to remember 虎

A picture of a striped tiger, claws and all! 虎 is the symbol of the Hanshin Tigers; something to see in Osaka's love of tigers.

Example words with 虎

Kun'yomi readings

虎とらtiger

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