tanuki

• tanooki

Borrowed from Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki, “raccoon dog”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /təˈnʊkɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tɑˈnuki/
• Rhymes: -ʊki, -uːki
• Hyphenation: ta‧nuki

tanuki (plural tanuki or tanukis)

1. the raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides
2. (Japanese mythology) A folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.
3. The joining of a living bonsai tree to a piece of dead wood for aesthetic effect.

• (raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides): mangut

• Anukit, Kutina

Borrowed from Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki, “raccoon dog”).

• Hyphenation: ta‧nu‧ki

tanuki

1. a raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

tanuki

1. Rōmaji transcription of たぬき
2. Rōmaji transcription of タヌキ

Borrowed from Japanese 狸 (たぬき, tanuki, “raccoon dog”).

tanuki m (plural tanukis)

1. raccoon dog; tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides, a canid of East Asia)