とら

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of とら – see the following entries.
S
a tiger (The mammal Panthera tigris)
(World War II, dated) clipping of 突撃雷撃 (totsugeki raigeki, lightning attack), used by Japanese soldiers to warn about an imminent attack.
Alternative spelling
トラ
J
the Tiger, the third of the twelve Earthly Branches
(This term, とら (tora), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as とら, see Category:Japanese kanji read as とら.)