Entry
  1. Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Taru adjective

    vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    彼は競争相手を落とし入れようと虎視眈々としている。
    He watches for an opportunity to intrigue against his rival.

Also written 虎視眈眈【こしたんたん】

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Characters in this word

3
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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
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inspection, regard as, see, look at

Kun
み.る
On
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
362 of 2500
Radical
see
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Used in names as

とも

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-7SKIP code
4e7.1The Kanji Dictionary
3621.0Four corner code
657deroo
8996Unicode hex code
1-27-75JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3248Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5525New Nelson (John Haig)
972New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1223Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
662Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
884Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1093Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1174Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
502A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1348Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
794Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
34827PMorohashi
878A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
606Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
616Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
798sakade
1737Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
889henshall3
922Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
806Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1645Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1102Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
siKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani level
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watch intently

Kun
にら.む
On
タン
Strokes
9
Radical
eye

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (9)
CodeReference
1-5-4SKIP code
5c4.5The Kanji Dictionary
6401.2Four corner code
7708Unicode hex code
1-66-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3911New Nelson (John Haig)
23189Morohashi
dan1Pinyin reading
tamKorean reading