Results, 虎の威を借る狐

虎の威を借る狐【とらのいをかるきつねtoranoiwokarukitsune】

expression:

  • person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger [literal] - idiom

Kanji definition:

虎
常用中学校JLPTN1

コKO・とらtora

tiger; drunkard

➜
乕 虝
Strokes:
8
Radical:
虍 tiger
SKIP:
3-6-2
UTF:
864e
JIS208:
24-55
Nanori:
たけtake
Hangul:
호 [ho]
Pinyin:
hǔ
Stroke order:
Alternative stroke order:
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Example words:
虎【とらtora】
tiger (Panthera tigris); / drunkard; drunk; sot
市に虎を放つ【いちにとらをはなつichinitorawohanatsu】
to let a fox into the henhouse; to do something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the marketplace
虎燕拳【こえんけんkoenken】
Tiger Swallow Fist
虎刈り【とらがりtoragari】
unevenly cropped (hair); badly cropped
虎巻【とらかんtorakan】
crib notes; key (to a diagram)
威
常用中学校JLPTN1

イI・おどすodo.su・おどしodo.shi・おどかすodo.kasu

intimidate; dignity; majesty; menace; threaten

Strokes:
9
Radical:
女 woman
SKIP:
4-9-4
UTF:
5a01
JIS208:
16-50
Nanori:
いさisa・たけtake・たけしtakeshi
Hangul:
위 [wi]
Pinyin:
wēi
Stroke order:
Example words:
権威【けんいken'i】
authority; power; influence
脅威【きょういkyoui】
threat; menace
威力【いりょくiryoku】
power; might; authority; influence
球威【きゅういkyuui】
(pitcher's) stuff
威信【いしんishin】
prestige; dignity
借
常用４年JLPTN4

シャクSHAKU・かりるka.riru

borrow; rent

Strokes:
10
Radical:
人亻 human
SKIP:
1-2-8
UTF:
501f
JIS208:
28-58
Hangul:
차 [cha] ・ 적 [jeog]
Pinyin:
jiè
Stroke order:
Example words:
借金【しゃっきんshakkin】
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
借入金【かりいれきんkariirekin】
loan; loan payable; debt
借款【しゃっかんshakkan】
(international) loan
借り入れ【かりいれkariire】
debt
借地【しゃくちshakuchi】
leased land
狐

コKO・きつねkitsune

fox

Strokes:
9
Radical:
犬犭 dog
SKIP:
1-3-6
UTF:
72d0
JIS208:
24-49
Hangul:
호 [ho]
Pinyin:
hú
Stroke order:
Example words:
妖狐【ようこyouko】
mythological fox spirit
銀狐【ぎんぎつねgingitsune】
silver fox
狐火【きつねびkitsunebi】
St. Elmo's fire; will-o'-the-wisp
狐格子【きつねごうしkitsunegoushi】
lattice work
狐疑逡巡【こぎしゅんじゅんkogishunjun】
being in doubt and unable to decide; hesitation and indecision

Kanji

虎

コKO・とらtora

tiger; drunkard

威

イI・おどすodo.su・おどしodo.shi・おどかすodo.kasu

intimidate; dignity; majesty; menace; threaten


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