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：2026/01/03
狢
Hiragana
むじな
Noun
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
アナグマやタヌキなどを指す古い言い方。また、それらと混同された小型の哺乳類。 / 正体の分からないものを指すあいまいな呼び名。 / （昔話・妖怪譚で）人を化かすとされるタヌキやキツネなどの総称。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ふるいことばでむじなのこと。やまにすむあなぐまをさす。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本獾 / 貉（貉犬；旧称）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
（日）舊：獾（日本獾） / （日）舊：貉（部分地區稱呼）
Korean Meaning
오소리 / 너구리
Vietnamese Meaning
con lửng (Nhật Bản) / (địa phương) chó gấu mèo (tanuki)
Tagalog Meaning
(lipas) kapareho ng mujina / Sa lumang gamit: maaaring tumukoy sa badger o raccoon dog (tanuki)
Sense（1）
(obsolete) Same as むじな (mujina) above
（ romanization ）
（ kyūjitai ）
（ hiragana ）
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In old documents, there are often stories of mujina (an obsolete term for a badger-like creature) transforming into humans.
In old documents, there are often stories of mujina (an obsolete term for a badger-like creature) transforming into humans.
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昔の文献には、狢が人間に化ける話がよく登場します。
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