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Hiragana
むじな
Noun
regional
Japanese Meaning
アナグマ科の哺乳類。英語の「badger」に相当し、地面に穴を掘って巣をつくる習性がある。 / 地域によっては「タヌキ(ニホンアナグマ以外の類似する動物)」を指すこともある。 / 民間伝承・妖怪の文脈で、人を化かしたり姿を変えたりするとされる動物・妖怪。また、そのような存在一般。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むじなはあなぐまやたぬきとよばれることもあるどうぶつ。むかしばなしではすがたをかえてひとをだますようかい。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
獾 / 貉(即貉犬) / 能变形并欺骗人类的妖怪
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
獾 / 貉(貉犬;部分地區用法指「狸」) / 會變形、欺騙人類的妖怪
Korean Meaning
오소리 / (방언) 너구리 / 사람을 속이는 변신 요괴
Indonesian
luak Jepang (badger) / anjing rakun (tanuki) / yōkai yang berubah wujud dan menipu manusia
Vietnamese Meaning
lửng (anaguma) / (phương ngữ) tanuki, chó gấu (raccoon dog) / (thần thoại) yêu quái biết biến hình, lừa gạt con người
Tagalog Meaning
badger (hayop) / (rehiyonal) tanuki o asong-rakun / (alamat) nilalang na nagpapalit-anyo at nanlilinlang sa tao
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The badger lives in the forest.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

狸在森林中生活。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

貉在森林裡生活。

Korean Translation

너구리는 숲 속에서 살고 있습니다.

Indonesian Translation

Tanuki hidup di dalam hutan.

Vietnamese Translation

Con cầy gấu Nhật sống trong rừng.

Tagalog Translation

Ang tanuki ay nakatira sa kagubatan.

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Sense(1)

Synonym of 穴熊 (anaguma): a badger

Sense(2)

(regional) Synonym of 狸 (tanuki): a raccoon dog

Sense(3)

(mythology) a yōkai that shapeshifts and deceives humans

romanization

kyūjitai

hiragana

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Synonym of 穴熊 (anaguma): a badger / (regional) Synonym of 狸 (tanuki): a raccoon dog / (mythology) a yōkai that shapeshifts and deceives humans

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狢は森の中で生活しています。

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The badger lives in the forest.

The badger lives in the forest.

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狢は森の中で生活しています。

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