Words — 25 found
たぬき
狸
1. tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dogUsually written using kana alone
- と取らぬ
- たぬき狸
- の
- かわざんよう皮算用 。
2. sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; sly personUsually written using kana alone
貍 【たぬき】、タヌキ
貍: Rarely-used kanji form.
とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう
捕らぬ狸の皮算用
1. counting one's chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caughtIdiomatic expression
取らぬ狸の皮算用 【とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう】、獲らぬ狸の皮算用 【とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう】
くずり
屈狸
1. wolverine (Gulo gulo); glutton; carcajouUsually written using kana alone
貂熊 【くずり】、クズリ
こりようかい
狐狸妖怪
1. tricksters; deceivers; fey creatures; monsters; goblinsYojijukugo (four character compound)
1. foxes and tanuki
2. sly fellow; deceiver
おなあなたぬき
同じ穴の狸
1. (villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; raccoon dogs of the same holeIdiomatic expression, See also 同じ穴のムジナ
同じ穴のタヌキ 【おなじあなのたぬき】
きつねたぬきばあ
狐と狸の化かし合い
1. two sly characters outfoxing each other; a fox and a raccoon dog fooling each otherIdiomatic expression
1. kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchetteUsually written using kana alone
狐狗狸 【こくり】、コックリ
狐狗狸: Ateji (phonetic) reading. 狐狗狸: Ateji (phonetic) reading.
たぬききんたまはちじょうじ
狸の金玉八畳敷き
1. something spread out widely; something taking a lot of space; eight jō of a raccoon dog's scrotumIdiomatic expression, Rare term
狸の睾丸八畳敷き 【たぬきのきんたまはちじょうじき】