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  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)

    nothing ventured, nothing gained; you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den

    Proverb

    諺にもある通り「虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず」だ。
    As the saying goes, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

Also written 虎穴に入らずんば虎児を得ず【こけつにいらずんばこじをえず】

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Characters in this word

5
虎
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tiger, drunkard

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

Built from

卜儿匕厂虍

Used in names as

たけ

Words starting with 虎Words ending in 虎Anywhere in a word
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
穴
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

Kun
あな
On
ケツ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1366 of 2500
Radical
穴 cave
WaniKani
Level 20

Built from

穴ハ宀儿

Used in names as

けなししな

Words starting with 穴Words ending in 穴Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
2-3-2SKIP code
3m2.2The Kanji Dictionary
3080.2Four corner code
762deroo
7a74Unicode hex code
1-23-74JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3313Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4187New Nelson (John Haig)
2159New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2682Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1366Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1852Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1316Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1413Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1201A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
158Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
984Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25406Morohashi
849A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
899Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
921Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1595Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
860henshall3
834Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1122Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1450Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1326Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xue4, xue2Pinyin reading
hyeolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
20WaniKani level
入
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

enter, insert

Kun
い.る-い.る-い.りい.れる-い.れはい.る
On
ニュウジュ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
56 of 2500
Radical
入 enter
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

入

Used in names as

いりいるにのりり

Words starting with 入Words ending in 入Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-2-4, 3-1-1SKIP code
0a2.3The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0Four corner code
3562deroo
5165Unicode hex code
1-38-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
574Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
366New Nelson (John Haig)
3370New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4177Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2113Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2859Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
779Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
842Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
74A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
15Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
39Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1415Morohashi
63A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
52Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
52Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
125sakade
17Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
28henshall3
8Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
65crowley
186Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
150Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
786Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ru4Pinyin reading
ibKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
子
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

Kun
こ-こね
On
シスツ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
72 of 2500
Radical
子 child
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

子

Used in names as

いきぎくけねっ

Words starting with 子Words ending in 子Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1740.7Four corner code
3547deroo
5b50Unicode hex code
1-27-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1264Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1281New Nelson (John Haig)
3390New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4196Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2125Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2872Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
95Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
99Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
56A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
38Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
61Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6930Morohashi
25A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
103Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
103Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
31sakade
43Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
40henshall3
18Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
42crowley
69Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.18busy_people
455Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
96Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zi3, zi2, zi5Pinyin reading
jaKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
得
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

Kun
え.るう.る
On
トク
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
175 of 2500
Radical
彳 step
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

寸日彳一

Used in names as

あつてろ

Words starting with 得Words ending in 得Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
3i8.4The Kanji Dictionary
2624.1Four corner code
2048deroo
5f97Unicode hex code
1-38-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1622Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1755New Nelson (John Haig)
477New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
577Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
351Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
435Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
876Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
941Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
358A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1299Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
340Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10137Morohashi
761A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
374Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
375Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850sakade
523Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
587henshall3
574Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
167crowley
643Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
631Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
885Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
de2, de5, dei3Pinyin reading
deugKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level