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虎児 (こじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

虎こ児じ

こ

じ

Meanings

1

tiger cub

Refers to a young tiger. Can also be used metaphorically for a promising young person, similar to 'young tiger' in English.

動どう物ぶつ園えんで虎こ児じが生うまれました。
A tiger cub was born at the zoo.
彼かれは政せい界かいの虎こ児じ

Kanji

虎tiger, drunkard
児newborn babe, child, young of animals

Related words

虎とら
虎 is the general word for 'tiger', while 虎児 specifically means 'tiger cub'.
子こ虎どら
子虎 also means 'tiger cub' and is more common in everyday speech. 虎児 is a more literary or formal term.

Etymology

Compound of 虎 (tiger) and 児 (child). The reading こじ is the on'yomi of both characters.

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He is called a young tiger in the political world.