虎を画きて狗に類す とらをえがきていぬにるいす Also written 虎を描きて犬に類す Meanings Expression attempting to be something you are not (literally: drawing a tiger that ends up looking like a dog) Kanji 虎 tiger. Read as とら. 画 image. Read as えがく. 狗 puppy; dog. Read as いぬ. 類 class. Read as ルイ. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists