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Hiragana

たぬき / たのき

Noun

Japan Kansai Western dated dialectal abbreviation alt-of

Japanese Meaning

イヌ科の哺乳類タヌキ。また、その毛皮。

Easy Japanese Meaning

にほんのやまにすむどうぶつ。かんさいで、てんかすがのったうどんやそばのこと。

Chinese (Simplified) Meaning

貉（日本狸、狸犬） / （旧称，关西方言）“狸乌冬”“狸荞麦”等面食的简称

Chinese (Traditional) Meaning

（日本西部舊語、方言）日本貉；狸。 / （關西舊語、方言）「狸烏龍」「狸蕎麥」等麵食名稱的略稱。

Korean Meaning

(옛·방언, 서일본·주로 간사이) 너구리(동물). / (옛·방언, 간사이) ‘狸饂飩’·‘狸蕎麦’의 준말로, 면 요리의 한 종류.

Vietnamese Meaning

lửng chó (tanuki). / (phương ngữ Kansai, cũ) cách gọi rút gọn cho các món mì tanuki udon/tanuki soba.

Tagalog Meaning

tanuki; hayop na kahawig ng rakun na kabilang sa pamilya ng aso / (Kansai; luma, diyalektal) pinaikling tawag sa tanuki-udon at tanuki-soba; estilo ng pansit

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昔の話では、狸は人間に化けることができたと言われています。

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

In old stories, it is said that tanuki (raccoon dogs) could transform into humans.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

据说在古老的故事里，狸能够化成人形。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

在古老的故事中，據說狸可以變成人。

Korean Translation

옛 이야기에는 너구리가 사람으로 변할 수 있었다고 전해집니다.

Vietnamese Translation

Trong những câu chuyện xưa, người ta nói rằng tanuki có thể hóa thành người.

Tagalog Translation

Ayon sa mga lumang kuwento, sinasabing ang mga tanuki ay maaaring mag-anyong tao.

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Sense（1）

(dated, dialectal, Western Japan, chiefly Kansai) a raccoon dog

Sense（2）

(dated, dialectal, Kansai) Short for 狸饂飩 (tanoki-udon) and 狸蕎麦 (tanoki-soba): styles of various noodle dishes

tanoki

（ romanization ）

たのき

（ hiragana ）

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(dated, dialectal, Western Japan, chiefly Kansai) a raccoon dog / (dated, dialectal, Kansai) Short for 狸饂飩 (tanoki-udon) and 狸蕎麦 (tanoki-soba): styles of various noodle dishes

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