狐の茶袋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐	茶	袋
きつね Hyōgai	ちゃ Grade: 2	ふくろ > ぶくろ Grade: S
kun'yomi	kan'yōon	kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “fox's tea bag”, 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”) + の (no, “possessive particle”) + 茶袋(ちゃぶくろ) (chabukuro, “tea bag”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲit͡sɨne̞ no̞ t͡ɕa̠bɯ̟kɯ̟ɾo̞]

Noun

狐(きつね)の茶(ちゃ)袋(ぶくろ) • (kitsune no chabukuro) 

1. Synonym of 埃茸 (hokoritake, “common puffball, Lycoperdon perlatum”)
2. Synonym of 土栗 (tsuchiguri, “Astraeus hygrometricus”)
3. Synonym of 小蜜柑草 (komikansō, “chamber bitter, Phyllanthus urinaria”)
4. Synonym of 権萃 (gonzui, “Euscaphis japonica”)
5. Synonym of 紫華鬘 (murasaki-keman, “incised fumewort Corydalis incisa”)

See also

• 狸(たぬき)の茶袋(ちゃぶくろ) (tanuki no chabukuro)