狐
狐: fox
fox
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Readings
On
コ
Kunきつね
Read きつね in everyday words; the on-reading コ appears in 妖狐 and 狐疑.
Key words
狐きつねfox
狐うどんきつねうどんnoodles with fried tofu
狐の嫁入りきつねのよめいりsun shower
妖狐ようこfox spirit
狐疑こぎindecision; suspicion
Example sentences
夜の山道で、車の前を狐が横切った。
On the mountain road at night, a fox crossed in front of the car.
晴れているのに雨が降り出して、祖母が「狐の嫁入りだね」と言った。
Rain began to fall even though it was sunny, and my grandmother said it was a fox's wedding.
昔話に出てくる妖狐は、美しい女性に化けて人をだます。
The fox spirits in old tales disguise themselves as beautiful women and trick people.