Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    small person acting arrogantly on someone else's authority; person who borrows the authority of another to browbeat others; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger

    Idiomatic expression

Also written トラの威を借るキツネ【とらのいをかるきつね】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tiger, drunkard

Kun
とら
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1653 of 2500
Radical
tiger
WaniKani
Level 41

Built from

Used in names as

たけ

Dictionary and index codes (25)
CodeReference
3-4-4, 3-6-2SKIP code
2m6.3The Kanji Dictionary
2121.7, 2121.1Four corner code
1257deroo
864eUnicode hex code
1-24-55JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4105Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5265New Nelson (John Haig)
3212New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3981Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2048Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2766Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1990Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2145Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1558A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
754Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1932Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
32675Morohashi
2234Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1677Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
2009Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hu3Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
41WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten

Kun
おど.すおど.しおど.かす
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1103 of 2500
Radical
woman
WaniKani
Level 43

Built from

Used in names as

いさたけたけし

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
4-9-4SKIP code
4n5.2The Kanji Dictionary
5320.0Four corner code
1459deroo
5a01Unicode hex code
1-16-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1803Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1219New Nelson (John Haig)
3578New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4394Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2226Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2993Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
364Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
389Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
982A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1251Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1011Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6259Morohashi
1002A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1339Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1422Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1194Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1243Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1333Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
428Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
370Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wei1Pinyin reading
wiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
43WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

borrow, rent

Kun
か.りる
On
シャク
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N4
Frequency
932 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 18

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-2-8SKIP code
2a8.22The Kanji Dictionary
2426.1Four corner code
2178deroo
501fUnicode hex code
1-28-58JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
490Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
259New Nelson (John Haig)
122New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
137Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
91Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
104Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1186Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1270Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
996A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1032Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
471Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
781Morohashi
502A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
766Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
780Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
420sakade
119Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
530henshall3
547Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
182Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
106Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1194Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
jie4Pinyin reading
cha, jeogKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
18WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fox

Kun
きつね
On
Strokes
9
Frequency
2185 of 2500
Radical
dog
WaniKani
Level 60

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3g6.4The Kanji Dictionary
4223.0Four corner code
72d0Unicode hex code
1-24-49JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2878Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3568New Nelson (John Haig)
472Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2342Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2431Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
789Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
20333XMorohashi
hu2Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
60WaniKani level