赤狐
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 赤狐. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 赤狐, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 赤狐 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 赤狐 you have here. The definition of the word 赤狐 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of赤狐, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked |
fox | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (赤狐) | 赤 | 狐 | |
| simp. #(赤狐) | 赤 | 狐 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
赤狐
- red fox (Vulpes vulpes) (Classifier: 隻／只 m)
Synonyms
- 火狐 (huǒhú)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 赤 | 狐 |
| あか Grade: 1 |
きつね > ぎつね Hyōgaiji |
| kun’yomi | |
Etymology
From 赤 (aka, “red”) + 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). The kitsune reading for 狐 changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
Noun
赤狐 or 赤狐 • (akagitsune)
- a red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Hyponyms
- ギンギツネ (gingitsune, “silver fox”)
- キタキツネ (kitakitsune, “Vulpes vulpes schrencki”)
- ホンドギツネ (hondogitsune, “Vulpes vulpes japonica”)