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：2026/01/08
狸
Hiragana
たぬき
Noun
figuratively
abbreviation
alt-of
rare
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
イヌ科の哺乳類で、タヌキ属に属する動物。灰褐色の体毛を持ち、日本や東アジアに生息する。 / 外見はおとなしく善人ぶっているが、内心ずる賢く計算高い人をたとえていう言葉。
Easy Japanese Meaning
にほんに いる どうぶつ。よいふりをして ずるがしこい ひとの たとえにも つかう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
貉（犬狸），即狸狗（Nyctereutes procyonoides） / （喻）表面装作善良，实则狡猾的人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
貉，犬科動物，俗稱狸狗 / 裝作老實其實狡猾的人
Korean Meaning
너구리 / 겉으로 착한 척하는 교활한 사람
Indonesian
anjing rakun (tanuki), Nyctereutes procyonoides / kiasan: orang yang berpura-pura baik tetapi licik
Vietnamese Meaning
chó gấu (tanuki), loài Nyctereutes procyonoides / (bóng) người giả bộ tử tế nhưng thực ra xảo quyệt
Tagalog Meaning
tanuki; isang uri ng hayop na raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) / (sa talinghaga) taong kunwari'y mabait ngunit tuso o mapanlinlang
Sense（1）
a raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides
Sense（2）
(figuratively) a person who pretends to be good but in fact is cunning (compare English sly fox)
Sense（3）
Short for 狸饂飩 (tanuki-udon) and 狸蕎麦 (tanuki-soba): styles of various noodle dishes
Sense（4）
(rare) Short for 狸寝入り (tanuki neiri): pretending to be asleep
Sense（5）
(rare, obsolete) Short for 狸汁 (tanuki-jiru): a soup made from tanuki meat mixed with daikon, burdock root, etc.
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a raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides / (figuratively) a person who pretends to be good but in fact is cunning (compare English sly fox)
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狸
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Raccoon dogs often appear in Japanese legends.
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狸は日本の伝説によく登場します。
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