眈
眈: glare
glare; watch intently
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Nearly always in the four-character phrase 虎視眈々 (こしたんたん), 'watching intently for a chance'; 々 repeats 眈.
Key words
虎視眈々こしたんたんwatching vigilantly for a chance
眈々たんたんvigilant hostility
Example sentences
彼は社長の座を虎視眈々と狙っている。
He is watching intently for his chance to take the president's seat.
岩陰に潜む豹が、眈々と獲物をうかがっていた。
A leopard lurking in the shade of a rock was eyeing its prey intently.
竜は洞窟の奥で、財宝を狙う冒険者を虎視眈々と待っていた。
Deep in the cave, the dragon waited vigilantly for adventurers after its treasure.