狐火

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Kanji in this term
きつね
Hyōgaiji
ひ > び
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of (kitsune, fox) +‎ (hi, fire).[1][2] The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

(きつね)() (kitsunebi

  1. will o' the wisp, foxfire

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN