JLPT N3 · Animals

虎

とら

tiger

Stroke order of 虎

虎 is written with 8 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A striped (虍) beast with legs of a person (儿) stalking: a tiger.

Parts: 虍 tiger stripes + 儿 legs

Example sentence

動物園で虎を見た。

どうぶつえんでとらをみた。

I saw a tiger at the zoo.

More words: Animals

昆虫insect 蝶butterfly 蚊mosquito 蜂bee 羊sheep 猿monkey 熊bear 象elephant 鹿deer 狐fox 兎rabbit 亀turtle 蛇snake 鶏chicken

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