狐の絵筆

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
きつね
Hyōgai

Grade: 2
ふで
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
狐の繪筆 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, fox's paintbrush, (きつね) (kitsune, fox) + (no, possessive particle) + 絵筆(えふで) (efude, paintbrush).

Pronunciation

Noun

(きつね)()(ふで) or (キツネ)絵筆(エフデ) (kitsune no efudeきつねのゑふで (kitune no wefude)?

  1. Mutinus bambusinus
    Synonym: 狐の提灯 (kitsune no chōchin)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).