虎
tiger · drunkard
Details
Description
Tiger - king of beasts, courage, and fierce protection.
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
Tiger top + table
Cultural Context
Etymology
Pictograph depicting a tiger. Stripes and sharp claws.
Symbolism
Ferocity, dignity, power. Revered as symbol of royalty in Asia.
Anime & Manga
うる星やつら
うるせいやつら
Urusei Yatsura(2022)
Lum's tiger-striped bikini is iconic. 2022 remake
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じゅじゅつかいせん
Jujutsu Kaisen(2020)
Features characters compared to tigers like Toji Fushiguro
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龍が如く
Yakuza / Like a Dragon(2005)
Tiger tattoos are symbolically used in yakuza world
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Four-Character Compounds
竜攘虎搏
りゅうじょうこはく
fierce fighting; fierce fighting
虎視眈々
こしたんたん
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye; vigilantly (watching for an opportunity)
暴虎馮河
ぼうこひょうが
foolhardy courage; foolhardy courage
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; tiger in front, wolf in the back; one calamity followed close on the heels of another
羊質虎皮
ようしつこひ
sheep in a tiger's skin; gimcrack; showy without real worth; sheep in a tiger's skin
Proverbs & Idioms
虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず
こけつにいらずんばこじをえず
If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can't get the cub
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
虎の威を借る狐
とらのいをかるきつね
A fox borrowing the tiger's authority
Using someone else's power to intimidate others
虎は死して皮を留め、人は死して名を残す
とらはししてかわをとどめ、ひとはししてなをのこす
Tigers leave their skins after death, humans leave their names
One should leave a good legacy after death
Related Figures
加藤清正
(かとうきよまさ)Famous for the legend of killing a tiger during Korean campaign
One of Seven Spears of Shizugatake. Built Kumamoto Castle