noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun
unevenly cropped hair; badly cut hair
Describes hair that is cut with uneven lengths, resembling a tiger's stripes. Often used humorously or critically for a bad haircut.
When I cut it myself, it ended up all uneven.
その子の虎刈りの髪型がなんとも言えず可愛い。
That kid's unevenly cropped hairstyle is indescribably cute.
Standard kanji spelling; the image is of a tiger's uneven stripes.
Katakana spelling of the animal part, common in casual writing.
Compound of 虎 (tora, 'tiger') and 刈り (kari, 'cutting, mowing'), from the resemblance of unevenly cut hair to a tiger's striped pattern.