キツネ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)
2. fox (i.e. a sly person)
3. soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu
4. light brown; golden brown
Pitch accent
ツネ
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Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)
light brown; golden brown
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
digitalis; foxglove
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
light brown; golden brown
light brown; golden brown
udon with deep-fried tofu
possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit
person who swaggers about under borrowed authority; small man acting arrogantly through borrowed authority; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger
old fox; old-timer; schemer
rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade
rain shower while the sun shines; sun shower; procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night; jack-o'-lantern parade
game similar to rock, paper, scissors, with the hand gestures fox, hunter and village headman
bitch fox; vixen
nipplefruit (Solanum mammosum); apple of Sodom; titty fruit; cow's udder
Hemisteptia lyrata
risky thing to do (like feeding 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
Examples (7 in total)
I think it's a fox, not a dog.
The fox and the bear lived together.
They hunted deer and foxes.