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狐きつね
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
Alt. forms
狐きつね
73%
キツネ
21%
きつね
4%
Kanji used
狐
fox
Pitch accent
き
つね
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Used in: 997
Used in vocabulary (25 in total)
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
to be bewitched by a fox; to be confused
light brown; golden brown
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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.
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