Tanuki

Usually written in kana.

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狸 (Tanuki) is a Japanese noun meaning “tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides), raccoon dog, sly dog, sly old fox”.

Meanings

  1. nountanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog
  2. nounsly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; sly person

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