彪
ヒョウ, ヒュウ, あや, たけし, たけ, あきら, かおる, たけき, つよし, とら

spotted, mottled, patterned, small tiger

JLPT1 G13 S0 F2397

An abbreviated form# of 彫 (carved pattern) + 虎 tiger → *tiger-stripe pattern* → *pattern* → *speckled*; *mottled* (← type of pattern).

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