虎穴

Reading

Kana: こけつ

Romaji: koketsu

Definition

noun

1

tiger's den; jaws of death; dangerous place

Kanji

虎

Readings: コ、 とら

Meanings: tiger, drunkard

穴

Readings: ケツ、 あな

Meanings: hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

Example Sentence

諺(ことわざ)にもある通(とお)り「虎穴(こけつ)に入(はい)らずんば虎子(とらこ)を得(え)ず」だ。

➥As the saying goes, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."