コ, とら, たけ

tiger, drunkard

JLPT1 G7 S8 F1653

A depiction of a *tiger*. The pronunciation of the character simulates a tiger's fierce roar. The classifier 虍 simplifies 虎 by eliminating the legs at the bottom. A variant form, , appears in 逓, the Shinjitai form of 遞.

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