tanuki

FREQ #44163

发音

UK /təˈnʊkɪ/
US /tɑˈnuki/
US /ˈtɑnuki/

词形变化

tanukis 复数 tanukis

别名

tanooki

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.

  2. 2.

    A folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.

    宗教 神话 哲学
  3. 3.

    The joining of a living bonsai tree to a piece of dead wood for aesthetic effect.

词源

Borrowed from Japanese 狸(たぬき) (tanuki, “raccoon dog”).

来源：wiktionary