Words — 163 found
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胡麻斑玉貝
1. tiger moon shell (Natica tigrina)Usually written using kana alone
ゴマフタマガイ
しゃちほこ
鯱
1. shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish
2. roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
鯱鉾 【しゃちほこ】、鯱 【しゃっちょこ】、鯱 【さちほこ】
とら
ベンガル虎
1. Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)Usually written using kana alone
ベンガルトラ
か
ヒトスジシマ蚊
1. Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus)Usually written using kana alone
一筋縞蚊 【ひとすじしまか】、一条縞蚊 【ひとすじしまか】、ヒトスジシマカ
ジャガーネコ
1. oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus); little spotted cat; tigrillo; cunaguaro; tiger cat
しゃち
鯱
1. orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampusUsually written using kana alone
2. shachi; mythical carp with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish, considered auspicious protectors of well-beingAbbreviation, See also 鯱 しゃちほこ
3. roof ornament in the shape of a shachi (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)Abbreviation, See also 鯱 しゃちほこ
シャチ
あめざいく
飴細工
1. candy fashioned in human and animal forms
2. deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit; paper tiger
あめ細工 【あめざいく】
とらのはな
虎を野に放つ
1. to let loose something dangerous; to let loose a tiger in the fieldIdiomatic expression
とらひげ
虎髭
1. bristly beard; bristly mustacheUsually written using kana alone
2. tiger whiskersOnly applies to こしゅ, Only applies to こぜん
虎髯 【とらひげ】、虎鬚 【とらひげ】、虎鬚 【こしゅ】、虎髯 【こぜん】
とらえがいぬるい
虎を画きて狗に類す
1. attempting to be something you are not; drawing a tiger that ends up looking like a dogIdiomatic expression
虎を描きて犬に類す 【とらをえがきていぬにるいす】