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- Japanese · borrowed from狐“fox”
- English todaykitsune
From Japanese 狐 (kitsune, “fox”).
Words from the same roots
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
kitsune
kit·su·neToday it means: A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails. Full definition →
Japanese 狐