Noun
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog
Usually written using kana alone
sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; sly person
Usually written using kana alone
Also written 貍【たぬき】
26 results for *狸*
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海狸かいり
Nounbeaver
古狸ふるだぬき
Nounold badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
狐狸こり
Nounfoxes and tanuki · sly fellow; deceiver
狸汁たぬきじる
Nountanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
狸爺たぬきじじい
Nouncunning old man
狸藻たぬきも
Nounbladderwort
屈狸くずり
Nounwolverine (Gulo gulo); glutton; carcajou
岩狸いわだぬき
Nounhyrax
豆狸まめだぬき
Nounsmall tanuki
狸蕎麦たぬきそば
Nounsoba with tempura batter
狸囃子たぬきばやし
Nountanuki drumming on their stomachs
狸親父たぬきおやじ
Nounsly (cunning) old man
化け狸ばけだぬき
Nounsupernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
狐狗狸こっくり
Nounkokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
狸菖蒲タヌキアヤメ
Nounwooly frogsmouth (Philydrum lanuginosum); wooly waterlily
狸寝入りたぬきねいり
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbfeigning sleep
狐狸妖怪こりようかい
Nountricksters; deceivers; fey creatures; monsters; goblins
たぬき丼たぬきどん
Nounbowl of rice topped with tenkasu and tempura dipping sauce
タヌキ顔タヌキがお
Nounfacial expression of feigned ignorance
狸の腹鼓たぬきのはらつづみ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)patting the raccoon's belly (tesuji); tanuki drums his belly
狐狗狸さんこっくりさん
Nounkokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
同じ穴の狸おなじあなのたぬき
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; raccoon dogs of the same hole
捕らぬ狸の皮算用とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)counting one's chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
狸の金玉八畳敷きたぬきのきんたまはちじょうじき
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounsomething spread out widely; something taking a lot of space; eight jō of a raccoon dog's scrotum
狐と狸の化かし合いきつねとたぬきのばかしあい
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nountwo sly characters outfoxing each other; a fox and a raccoon dog fooling each other