mujina

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English[edit]

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"Mujina" from the Wakan Sansai Zue

Etymology[edit]

Japanese (むじな) (mujina, badger)

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Romanization[edit]

mujina

  1. Rōmaji transcription of むじな