豹
leopard, panther
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
20 of 37- 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
Study
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.