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狸: tanuki
tanuki; raccoon dog
10 strokesNames & literary · More literary kanji (準1級 range)in 5 words here
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Kunたぬき
Always たぬき. It is the Japanese raccoon dog, not a raccoon, and a shapeshifting trickster in folk tales.
Key words
狸たぬきtanuki; raccoon dog
狸寝入りたぬきねいりfeigned sleep
化け狸ばけだぬきshapeshifting tanuki
狸親父たぬきおやじsly old man
Example sentences
山道を歩いていたら、狸が道を横切っていった。
While I was walking on the mountain path, a tanuki crossed the road.
弟は狸寝入りをして、皿洗いをさぼった。
My little brother pretended to be asleep and skipped washing the dishes.
昔話では、化け狸が葉っぱをお金に変える。
In old tales, a shapeshifting tanuki turns leaves into money.