mujina

English

"Mujina" from the Wakan Sansai Zue

Etymology

Japanese 狢 (むじな) (mujina, “badger”)

Noun

mujina (plural mujina)

1. (Japanese mythology) A badger. In some regions the term refers instead to the Japanese raccoon dog. In Japanese folklore, like the fox and the tanuki, they are frequently depicted as a yokai that shapeshifts and deceives humans.

Japanese

Romanization

mujina

1. Rōmaji transcription of むじな