雌虎
mesutora
The Japanese word for "tigress" is 雌虎 (mesutora).
雌虎 is used specifically to refer to a female tiger.
Meaning: female tiger (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
mesutora
Did you know?
- The character 雌 used in 雌虎 is applied to all female animals, but it is never used for women, as it is considered a term for beasts.
- In Japanese folklore, the tiger is the earthly counterpart to the dragon, creating a cosmic balance where the dragon rules the heavens and the tiger rules the earth.
- The reading mesutora is a combination of the native Japanese reading for 'female' and the Sino-Japanese reading for 'tiger'.
Example sentences for Japanese are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are looking at animals at a zoo.
- 美咲 Misaki見て、あそこに雌虎がいるよ。Mite, asoko ni mektora ga iru yo.Look, there is a tigress over there.
- 大翔 Hiroto本当だ。とてもかっこいいな。Hontou da. Totemo kakkoii na.You're right. She's very cool.
- 美咲 Misaki雌虎は子供にとても優しいらしいよ。Mektora wa kodomo ni totemo yasashii rashii yo.I heard that tigresses are very kind to their cubs.
- 大翔 Hirotoそれはいい話だね。Sore wa ii hanashi da ne.That's a nice story.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tigress” translations and entries 雌虎, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
