kitsune
kit·su·ne
кицунэ
A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as…A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails.
/kɪtˈsuː.neɪ/
» A kitsune is a yōkai.
Кицунэ — это ёкай.
Meaning
1 senses(Japanese)A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails.
кицу́нэkicúnɛ
Examples
2 sentencesA kitsune is a yōkai.
ruКицунэ — это ёкай.
This is a kitsune.
ruЭто кицунэ.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
Japanese fox spirit:
Origin
From Japanese 狐 (kitsune, “fox”).From Japanese 狐 (kitsune, “fox”).
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Forms
plural: kitsune / kitsunesWord family
1 related wordsDerivedkitsune udon
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular