野狐

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Chinese

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field; plain; open space
field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild
 
fox
trad. (野狐)
simp. #(野狐)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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野狐

  1. (literary or dialectal) fox
  2. Short for 野狐禪野狐禅 (yěhúchán, “heresy”).

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Derived terms

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Japanese

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野狐 (yako, nogitsune): mythological spirit foxes.

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Hyōgai
on'yomi

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived components.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (yako

  1. a wild fox
  2. a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people
  3. (Zen) someone who has not fully attained enlightenment, but puts on airs and becomes self-important as if they have
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
きつね > ぎつね
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Compound of (no, field; wilderness) +‎ (kitsune, fox).[2] The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(ぎつね) (nogitsune

  1. a wild fox
  2. a mythological spirit fox, fond of tricks and pranks, and capable of possessing people

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN