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Meaning of 虎の威を借る狐 in Japanese
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虎の威を借る狐
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Kana Readingとらのいをかるきつね
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Romajitoranoiwokarukitsune
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- person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
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Kanji in this word
威
JLPT 1
9 strokes
intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten
On'Yomi: イ
Kun'Yomi: おど.す, おど.し, おど.かす