狐（きつね）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: fox
Example sentences
- 夜、山道で狐を見かけた。 — I spotted a fox on the mountain path at night.
- 狐は頭のいい動物だと言われる。 — Foxes are said to be clever animals.
Idioms & proverbs containing “狐”
- 狐の子は頬白 (きつねのこはつらじろ) — like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; fox pups have white cheeks
- 狐死して兎泣く (きつねししてうさぎなく) — people have sympathy for kindred in distress; (when) the fox dies, the rabbit cries
- 千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず (せんきんのきゅうはいっこのえきにあらず) — to rule a country requires many great men; an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox
- 兎死すれば狐これを悲しむ (うさぎしすればきつねこれをかなしむ) — people have sympathy for kindred in distress; when the rabbit dies, the fox grieves
- 狐疑逡巡 (こぎしゅんじゅん) — being in doubt and unable to decide; hesitation and indecision
- 狐狸妖怪 (こりようかい) — tricksters; deceivers; fey creatures; monsters; goblins
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