とら

See also: どら

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of とら – see the following entries.
【虎】S
[noun] tiger, Panthera tigris
[interjection] (World War II, dated) clipping of 突撃雷撃 (totsugeki raigeki, “lightning attack”), used by Japanese soldiers to warn about an imminent attack
Alternative spelling
トラ
【寅】J
[proper noun] the Tiger, the third of the twelve Earthly Branches
(This term, とら (tora), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as とら, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とら.)
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