九尾の狐

Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	尾	狐
きゅう Grade: 1	び Grade: S	きつね Hyōgaiji
kan'on		kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 九(きゅう) (kyū, “nine”) + 尾(び) (bi, “tail”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きゅ​うびのきつね [kyúꜜùbì nò kìtsùnè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) きゅうびのきつね [kyùúbí nó kítsúné] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲɨᵝːbʲi no̞ kʲi̥t͡sɨᵝne̞]

Noun

九(きゅう)尾(び)の狐(きつね) • (kyūbi no kitsune) ^{←きうびのきつね (kiubinokitune)?}

1. (mythology) nine-tailed fox

Synonyms

• 九尾狐(きゅうびこ) (kyūbiko)