tora

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Translation

tora means "Tiger" in English.

tora written with kanji is 虎.
This is a jouyou kanji 常用漢字, taught in junior high, chuugakkou 中学校.

tora written with katakana is トラ.
tora written with hiragana is とら.

Romaji	to	ra
Hiragana	と	ら
Katakana	ト	ラ
Kanji	虎
School Level	中

amūru-tora — amūru-tora アムールトラ

howaito-taigā — howaito-taigā ホワイトタイガー

bengaru-tora — bengaru-tora ベンガルトラ

Synonyms

taigā タイガー, Panthera tigris.

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: トラ (Tiger)

amūru-tora アムール虎, shiberia-tora シベリア虎, chousen-tora 朝鮮虎, byakko 白虎, bengaru-tora ベンガル虎.