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虎 = 卜 + 儿 + 七 + 厂 + 虍

虎 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “tiger”. It is built from 卜 (divining rod), 儿 (human legs), 七 (seven), 厂 (cliff) and 虍 (tiger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2145.

Keyword
tiger
RTK frame
2145
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
とら
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
тигр
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
虎 tiger

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 卜 divining rod
  2. 儿 human legs
  3. 七 seven
  4. 厂 cliff
  5. 虍 tiger

Alternative decomposition

  1. 儿 human legs
  2. 虍 tiger

How to find 虎 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “divining rod” + “human legs” + “seven”. 虎 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 虎 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.