tanuki

• tanooki

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.

• Kutina

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

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

• IPA^(key): /tɐnuˈki/

tanuki m (plural tanukis)

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