Word details

虎穴

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 虎穴.

Dictionary

Entry

虎穴こけつNounFreq #58553
1

lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; tiger's den

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

虎

tiger, drunkard

8 strokesFrequency 1,653JLPT N1Grade 8

On

コ

Kun

とら

Nanori

たけ
穴

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

5 strokesFrequency 1,366JLPT N1Grade 6

On

ケツ

Kun

あな

Nanori

けなししな

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