狢

See also: 貉
狢 U+72E2, 狢
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-72E2
← 狡
[U+72E1]
CJK Unified Ideographs 狣 →
[U+72E3]

Translingual

Han character

狢 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 大竹竹水口 (KHHER), composition ⿰犭各)

  1. animal name

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 710, character 6
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20366
  • Dae Jaweon: page 1122, character 12
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1345, character 6
  • Unihan data for U+72E2

Chinese

Glyph origin

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 狢 – see 貉 (“tanuki”).
(This character is a variant form of 貉).

Japanese

Shinjitai

狢

Kyūjitai

貉

Kanji

狢

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 貉)

  1. badger
  2. raccoon dog

Readings

Etymology 1

A 狢 (mujina) from the 和漢三才図会 (Wakan Sansai Zue)
Kanji in this term
狢
むじな
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
貉

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) むじな [mùjíná] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mɯ̟ᵝʑina̠]

Noun

狢(むじな) or 狢(ムジナ) • (mujina) 

  1. Synonym of 穴熊 (anaguma): a badger
  2. (regional) Synonym of 狸 (tanuki): a raccoon dog
    from the similarity of its fur color compared to a badger
  3. (mythology) a yōkai that shapeshifts and deceives humans
Usage notes
Derived terms
Proverbs

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
狢
もじな
Hyōgaiji
irregular

Shift from mujina above.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mo̞ʑina̠]

Noun

狢(もじな) • (mojina) 

  1. (regional) Same as むじな (mujina) above.

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
狢
うじな
Hyōgaiji
irregular

From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[3]

Possibly a shift from mujina above.

Noun

狢(うじな) • (ujina) 

  1. (obsolete) Same as むじな (mujina) above.

References

  1. “狢・貉”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. “狢”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000

Korean

Hanja

狢 • (hak) (hangeul 학, revised hak, McCune–Reischauer hak, Yale hak)

  1. (오소리 학, osori-): badger

Synonyms

학 (hak)
환 (hwan)
-웅 (-ung) "-bear"
  • 土熊 (토웅, to-)
  • 穴熊 (혈웅, hyeol-)

See also

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