狐の絵筆

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐	絵	筆
きつね Hyōgai	え Grade: 2	ふで Grade: 3
kun'yomi	goon	kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
狐の繪筆 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 絵筆(えふで) (efude, “paintbrush”). Literally, “fox's paintbrush”.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きつねのえふで [kìtsúné nó éꜜfùdè] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [kʲit͡sɨne̞ no̞ e̞ɸɯ̟de̞]

Noun

狐(きつね)の絵(え)筆(ふで) or 狐(キツネ)の絵筆(エフデ) • (kitsune no efude) ^{←きつねのゑふで (kitune no wefude)?}

1. Mutinus bambusinus

   Synonym: 狐の提灯 (kitsune no chōchin)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).