kitsune

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Translation

kitsune means "Fox" in English.

kitsune written with kanji is 狐.
This word contains non-jouyou kanji 常用漢字.
kitsune written with katakana is キツネ.
kitsune written with hiragana is きつね.
Romaji ki tsu ne
Hiraganaきつね
Katakanaキツネ
Kanji 狐
School Level ✕

Trivia

  • furukitsune 古狐 means "old fox" in Japanese, and like in English, it may mean someone who's old, experienced, and crafty. A schemer.
Vulpes vulpes schrencki
What kitsune looks like.
© Tzuhsun Hsu from Taipei, Taiwan

Synonyms

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: 狐
aka-gitsune 赤狐, oomimi-gitsune 大耳狐, kita-kitsune 北狐, kitsunezaru 狐猿, kyūbiko 九尾狐, kyūbi-no-kitsune 九尾の狐, gin-gitsune 銀狐, kogitsune 子狐, shiro-gitsune 白狐, haiiro-gitsune 灰色狐, fukuro-gitsune 袋狐, hokkyoku-gitsune 北極狐.