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Kotomora

豹

leopard, panther

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes10

Readings

On'yomi

  • ヒョウ
  • ホウ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

豹 centers on large spotted wild cats: leopards and panthers. The two meanings refer to the same kind of animal, with panther often used for black variants.

Most common words using 豹

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  • 豹ひょう

    leopard (Panthera pardus)

  • 豹変ひょうへん

    sudden change; complete change

  • アムール豹アムールひょう

    Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)

  • アメリカ豹アメリカひょう

    jaguar

  • インド豹インドひょう

    Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)

  • ウェッデル海豹ウェッデルあざらし

    Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii)

  • ハワイモンク海豹ハワイモンクあざらし

    Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi)

  • バイカル海豹バイカルあざらし

    Baikal seal (Phoca sibirica)

  • モンク海豹モンクあざらし

    monk seal (Monachus spp.)

  • 全豹ぜんぴょう

    the whole; general state; general condition

  • 北象海豹きたぞうあざらし

    northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)

  • 南象海豹みなみぞうあざらし

    southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina)

  • 君子は豹変すくんしはひょうへんす

    a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances

  • 君子豹変くんしひょうへん

    the wise readily adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise are quick to acknowledge their mistakes and correct them

  • 君子豹変すくんしひょうへんす

    A wise man changes his mind, a fool never

  • 地中海モンク海豹ちちゅうかいモンクあざらし

    Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)

  • 女豹めひょう

    leopardess; female leopard

  • 子海豹こあざらし

    baby seal

  • 斑入海豹ふいりあざらし

    ringed seal (Pusa hispida)

  • 海豹肢症あざらしししょう

    phocomelia

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Etymology

豹 combines the animal radical 豸 (beast) with 勺, which likely contributes the sound. The character originally referred to a leopard or similar spotted feline.

Meaning mnemonic

The left side 豸 suggests a wild animal, and the right side 勺 looks like a spotted coat draped over a hook. Picture a leopard's spotted fur hanging there: 豹 is a leopard or panther.

Reading mnemonic

For ヒョウ, imagine a leopard letting out a loud 'hyow' roar: hyow -> ヒョウ, and the spotted cat announces itself.