野狐
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Chinese[edit]
field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild |
fox | ||
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trad. (野狐) | 野 | 狐 | |
simp. #(野狐) | 野 | 狐 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
野狐
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Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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野 | 狐 |
や Grade: 2 |
こ Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived components.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a wild fox
- a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people
- (Zen) someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- 野狐禅 (yakozen): someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have
- 野狐憑き (yakotsuki): possession by a spirit fox; someone possessed by a spirit fox; a spirit fox who possesses people
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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野 | 狐 |
の Grade: 2 |
きつね > ぎつね Hyōgaiji |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 野 (no, “field; wilderness”) + 狐 (kitsune, “fox”).[2] The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a wild fox
- a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people
See also[edit]
- 野狐 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
- Yako (fox) [mythological] on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References[edit]
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