| は | り |
|---|---|
| 張 |
| こ |
|---|
| 子 |
| の |
| と | ら |
|---|---|
| 虎 |
expression, noun
- papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head).
- paper tiger, someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite, man of straw. Idiomatic expression.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
張子の虎 | はりこのとら | |||||||||||||
|
張り子の虎 | はりこのとら | |||||||||||||
|
張り子のトラ | はりこのとら | |||||||||||||
|
張子のトラ | はりこのとら |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread
は.る チョウ わり (5th, N1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
tiger, drunkard
とら コ たけ (11th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (Kentei 1)