What does kanji 狐 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 狐 is fox.

How is kanji 狐 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 狐 are きつね; the onyomi readings are コ.

What words use kanji 狐?

Example words that use kanji 狐 include 狐, キツネ狩り, きつね色, 狐うどん.

Pre-Level 1

狐

Meaning

Kanji 狐

fox

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: きつね
Onyomi 音読み: コ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2185
Strokes: 9
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: -

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 76 entries that include this kanji.

狐

きつね

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)

キツネ狩り

キツネがり

fox hunt

きつね色

きつねいろ

light brown

狐うどん

きつねうどん

udon with deep-fried tofu

狐が落ちる

きつねがおちる

to cease being possessed (by the spirit of a fox)

狐と狸の化かし合い

きつねとたぬきのばかしあい

two sly characters outfoxing each other

狐につままれる

きつねにつままれる

to be bewitched by a fox

狐に化かされる

きつねにばかされる

to be deceived by a fox

狐に小豆飯

きつねにあずきめし

trusting a cat with milk

狐の嫁入り

きつねのよめいり

procession of will-o'-the-wisps seen at night

狐の子は頬白

きつねのこはつらじろ

like father, like son

狐の手袋

きつねのてぶくろ

digitalis

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

森で狐を見かけた。

I saw a fox in the forest.

その狐はすぐに茂みへ隠れた。

The fox quickly hid in the bushes.

狐の足あとが雪に残っていた。

Fox tracks were left in the snow.

夜になると狐の鳴き声が聞こえる。

At night, you can hear the cries of foxes.

子どもたちは狐の絵本が大好きだ。

The children love picture books about foxes.

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