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狸 [spec1,news2,nf33] ；貍 [rK]
【たぬき [spec1,news2,nf33] ；タヌキ (nokanji) [spec1] 】

[n] [uk]
▶ tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
▶ raccoon dog

Cross references:
	⇐ see: 2857934 猯【まみ】 2. raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
	⇐ see: 2828579 豆狸【まめだぬき】 1. small tanuki
	⇐ see: 1132340 狢【むじな】 2. raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
	⇐ see: 2792320 化け狸【ばけだぬき】 1. supernatural tanuki (Japanese folklore)
	⇐ see: 2165480 ラクーンドッグ 1. tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog

[n] [uk]
▶ sly dog
▶ sly old fox
▶ sly fox
▶ cunning devil
▶ sly person

History:

12.	A 2023-12-30 22:22:10 Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Shinsen: 「貍」は異体字。 Daijr/s display both characters.
	Comments:	It's itaiji, not kyūji
	Diff:	@@ -12 +12 @@ -<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf> +<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
11.	A 2021-10-07 22:09:30 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5, etc.
	Comments:	I don't think "craftiness" works.
	Diff:	@@ -38 +37,0 @@ -<gloss>craftiness</gloss>
10.	A* 2021-10-07 02:52:23 Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	https://mobile.twitter.com/fr_brennan/status/1 419518586301865984
	Comments:	A little odd, maybe.
	Diff:	@@ -40 +39,0 @@ -<gloss>someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face</gloss>
9.	A 2018-04-08 09:48:35 Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	G n-grams - see below
	Diff:	@@ -7,0 +8 @@ +<ke_pri>spec1</ke_pri> @@ -16,0 +18 @@ +<re_pri>spec1</re_pri> @@ -20,0 +23 @@ +<re_pri>spec1</re_pri>
8.	A 2015-10-18 23:12:43 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	Google n-grams: 狸 662375 貍 1917 たぬき 871874 タヌキ 389914
	Comments:	GG5, etc. all use kana.
	Diff:	@@ -23,0 +24 @@ +<misc>&uk;</misc> @@ -28,0 +30 @@ +<misc>&uk;</misc>
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7.	A* 2015-10-18 18:53:18 Johan Råde <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	KM ngrams: 狸 14461 タヌキ 13488 たぬき 12739 貍 82
	Diff:	@@ -10,0 +11 @@ +<ke_inf>&oK;</ke_inf> @@ -23 +23,0 @@ -<misc>&uk;</misc>
6.	A 2013-09-04 23:21:29 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
5.	A* 2013-09-04 23:02:55 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	More our style.
	Diff:	@@ -24,0 +24,1 @@ +<gloss>tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides)</gloss> @@ -25,1 +26,0 @@ -<gloss>tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides)</gloss>
4.	A 2012-03-21 22:17:29 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3.	A* 2012-03-21 05:49:57 Marcus
	Refs:	http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/タヌキ
	Diff:	@@ -17,0 +17,4 @@ +<r_ele> +<reb>タヌキ</reb> +<re_nokanji/> +</r_ele> @@ -19,0 +23,1 @@ +<misc>&uk;</misc>
2.	A 2011-12-01 11:17:25 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
	Comments:	Putting the glosses in the order of the refs.
	Diff:	@@ -24,0 +24,2 @@ +<gloss>sly dog</gloss> +<gloss>sly old fox</gloss> @@ -26,2 +28,0 @@ -<gloss>sly dog</gloss> -<gloss>sly old fox</gloss>
1.	A* 2011-12-01 09:45:38 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	GG5
	Comments:	More “sly person” glosses – “sly fox” is the closest translation.
	Diff:	@@ -24,0 +24,4 @@ +<gloss>sly fox</gloss> +<gloss>cunning devil</gloss> +<gloss>sly dog</gloss> +<gloss>sly old fox</gloss>

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