Word details
虎は千里往って千里還る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 虎は千里往って千里還る.
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Entry
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Proverb
a parent will do anything for their child; a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
虎
tiger, drunkard
8 strokesFrequency 1,653JLPT N1Grade 8
On
コ
Kun
とら
Nanori
たけ
千
thousand
3 strokesFrequency 195JLPT N4Grade 1
On
セン
Kun
ち
Nanori
かずゆき
里
ri, village, parent's home, league
7 strokesFrequency 1,096JLPT N1Grade 2
On
リ
Kun
さと
Nanori
さ
往
journey, travel, chase away, let go, going, before, formerly
8 strokesFrequency 1,421JLPT N1Grade 5
On
オウ
Kun
い.くいにしえさき.にゆ.く
Nanori
みち
還
send back, return
15 strokesFrequency 910JLPT N1Grade 8
On
カン
Kun
かえ.る
行
going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
6 strokesFrequency 20JLPT N4Grade 2
On
コウギョウアン
Kun
い.くゆ.く-ゆ.き-ゆき-い.き-いきおこな.うおこ.なう
Nanori
いくなみなめみちゆきゆく
帰
homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in
10 strokesFrequency 504JLPT N3Grade 2
On
キ
Kun
かえ.るかえ.すおく.るとつ.ぐ
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