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Tiger


Radical Combination


Meaning

Tiger

Mnemonic

A tiger has legs that belong to a tiger. You know, a tiger has the legs of a tiger. This is common knowledge. Nothing new here.

Look at the tiger running with his tiger legs. So majestic. So fierce.


Reading

On'yomi

Kun'yomi

とら

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

The tiger is using his legs to run away from the Torah (とら). This tiger is deathly afraid of religion, so a holy book like the Torah causes the tiger to run away.

Imagine watching the tiger as it notices the Torah and then runs away. The tiger sounds as if it is screaming in terror as it flees from the proximity of the Torah.


Visually Similar Kanji


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