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jmdict 2208360 Active (id: 2150367)
九尾の狐
きゅうびのきつね
1. [exp,n]
▶ nine-tailed fox
▶ [expl] old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2426110 妖狐 1. fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit



History:
7. A 2021-10-08 16:16:56  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2021-10-07 23:14:44  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -15 +15 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast that was considered auspicious</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious</gloss>
5. A* 2021-10-03 13:49:40  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj daij
  Diff:
@@ -13,2 +13,3 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2208350">天狐</xref>
-<gloss>nine-tailed fox spirit (powerful mystical being)</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="2426110">妖狐</xref>
+<gloss>nine-tailed fox</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast that was considered auspicious</gloss>
4. A 2021-10-03 06:32:55  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK
3. A* 2021-10-01 01:16:17  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"Kitsune" seems to be anime/manga slang in English. The Japanese word "きつね" is not defined as "fox spirit" in any of the 
kokugos.
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