Translation
shiro-gitsune means "White Fox" in English.
| Romaji | shi | ro | gi | tsu | ne |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiragana | し | ろ | ぎ | つ | ね |
| Katakana | シ | ロ | ギ | ツ | ネ |
| Kanji | 白 | 狐 | |||
| Meaning | White | Fox | |||
| School Level | 小１ | ✕ | |||
Orthography Notes
- kitsune きつね becomes gitsune ぎつね in this word because of a change in pronunciation called rendaku.
Trivia
- Normally, this word refers to the arctic fox, which is a white fox.
- The messengers of the Inari Ookami 稲荷大神, "Great God Inari", the deity of foxes, among other things, are white fox spirits.
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Further Reading
Wikipedia: 白狐