九尾の狐

きゅうびのきつね

Meanings

1. Expression, Noun nine-tailed fox (i.e.: old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious) See also: 妖狐 (ようこ).

Kanji

• 九 nine. Read as キュウ.
• 尾 tail
• 狐 fox. Read as きつね.

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