Keyword
fox
Info
FrequencyTop 1500-1600
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2431
Readings
きつ
(27%)
こ
(5%)
Composed of
animal
melon
Used in vocabulary (97 in total)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit
pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus; elf-fire; fen-fire
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers); Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
light brown; golden brown
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)
small person acting arrogantly on someone else's authority; person who borrows the authority of another to browbeat others; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
to be deceived by a fox
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit
wild fox; mythical fox capable of possessing people
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
fox hunt; fox hunting
narrow, slanted eyes
kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat
fox with supernatural powers
doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
old fox; old-timer; schemer
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade
foxhole; fox mound; fox earth
two sly characters outfoxing each other; (lit.) a fox and a raccoon dog fooling each other
Firefox (web browser)
fox with supernatural powers
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
tricksters; deceivers; fey creatures; monsters; goblins
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit
self-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism; dabbling in Zen
kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat
gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
kitsune-ken; shōya-ken; game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman
to cease being possessed (by the spirit of a fox); to be released from the grasp of a fox; to be exorcised from a fox
benevolent fox (in mythology)
being in doubt and unable to decide; hesitation and indecision
udon with deep-fried tofu
kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) foxes of the same hole
fox spirit that possesses people (typical of the Chūgoku region)
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
udon with deep-fried tofu
rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade
bitch fox; vixen
foxy odor (of wine)
Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)
body odor (odour); abnormal underarm odor
ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
kitsune-ken; shōya-ken; game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman
kitsune-ken; shōya-ken; game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman
Vulpecula (constellation); the Fox
a god of food; Inari (god of harvests); Uka-no-Mitama (god of food, esp. rice)
Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
Ranunculus silerifolius (species of buttercup); crowfoot
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
bitch fox; vixen
to exorcise a fox spirit (from a person)
to rule a country requires many great men; (lit.) an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) fox pups have white cheeks
trusting a cat with milk; setting a wolf to mind the sheep; (lit.) (giving) rice boiled with adzuki beans to a fox
unexpected good fortune
cooking (something) to a golden brown; something cooked until it's golden brown
stray arrow
small (latticework) window placed up high
way of entangling one's hands together to leave a small opening between the middle and ring fingers; (lit.) fox's window
changing weather; fickle weather
people have sympathy for kindred in distress; (lit.) when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves
people have sympathy for kindred in distress; (lit.) (when) the fox dies, the rabbit cries
Fox; Fox Weiqi (Chinese online go server) (abbr)
sharphead hogfish (Bodianus oxycephalus)
nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
Cape fox (Vulpes chama); cama fox; silver-backed fox
bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus)
common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus); brown lemur
black lemur (Eulemur macaco)
red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer)
black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata)
red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra)
Hemisteptia lyrata
Examples (9 in total)
We found out recently that some foxes live here on this mountain.
Did you know that some foxes lived on this mountain?
I think it's a fox, not a dog.