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    3. 狐

    狐

    狐きつね

    fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)

    KMT9News #23+1CoreNounFood & DiningAnimalsKanji Vocab9 strokes

    きつねけつねきつキツネ

    Noun

    1.
    fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    fox (i.e. a sly person)
    word usually written using kana alone
    3.
    soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu
    word usually written using kana alone
    4.
    light brown, golden brown
    abbreviationword usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    森もりの中なかに狐きつねがいました。

    There was a fox in the forest.

    KMT7AnimalsNature & Environment
    お昼ひるごはんに温あたたかいきつねうどんを食たべました。

    I ate warm kitsune udon for lunch.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    日に本ほんの昔むかし話ばなしには、人ひとを化ばかす狐きつねが登とう場じょうすることがよくあります。

    In Japanese folktales, foxes that trick people often appear.

    KMT9AnimalsCulture & TraditionsLiterature
    狐きつねは夜や行こう性せいの動どう物ぶつで、主おもに小こ型がたの哺ほ乳にゅう類るいや鳥とりを捕ほ食しょくします。

    Foxes are nocturnal animals and mainly prey on small mammals and birds.

    KMT9AnimalsNature & Environment
    彼かれはまるで狐キツネのようにずる賢がしこく、いつも自じ分ぶんの利り益えきを追 求 している。

    He is as cunning as a fox, always pursuing his own interests.

    KMT10AnimalsEmotions & Psychology

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    狐
    きつね…(1)
    fox
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