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ギンギツネ

Japanese

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Etymology

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銀 (gin, “silver”) +‎ 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɡʲĩŋʲɡʲit͡sɨne̞]

Noun

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ギンギツネ or ぎんぎつね • (gingitsune) 

  1. silver fox (melanistic form of the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)
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