虎の尾

とらのお

Also written トラノオ

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun tiger's tail
2. Noun gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides) See also: オカトラノオ.
3. Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort) See also: とらのおしだ.

Kanji

• 虎 tiger. Read as とら.
• 尾 tail. Read as お.

Common phrases

• 虎の尾を踏む (とらのおをふむ) to play with fire

Words containing 虎の尾

• 虎の尾を踏む (とらのおをふむ) to play with fire
• 瑠璃虎の尾 (るりとらのお) beach speedwell
• 春虎の尾 (はるとらのお) Polygonum tenuicaule (species of knotweed)

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