adverb taking the と particle, 'taru' adjective

Messages.yoji.
  1. vigilantly (watching for an opportunity), eagerly, with an eagle eye.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
虎視眈々 こしたんたん
虎視眈眈 こしたんたん
 
 
 
 
虎視たんたん こしたんたん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tiger, drunkard
とら コ たけ (11th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
 (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
inspection, regard as, see
シ み.る み (6th, N1)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
watch intently
タン にら.む (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
to move on, doubtful
イン ユ おこた.る
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
repeated kanji symbol