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Translingual
Han character
狢 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 大竹竹水口 (KHHER), composition ⿰犭各)
- 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
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Old Chinese
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髂
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*kʰraːɡs
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路
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*ɡ·raːɡs
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輅
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*ɡ·raːɡs
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賂
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*ɡ·raːɡs
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虂
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*ɡ·raːɡs
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露
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*ɡ·raːɡs
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潞
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*raːɡs
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鷺
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*raːɡs
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璐
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*raːɡs
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簬
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*raːɡs
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簵
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*ɡ·raːɡs
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洛
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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駱
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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絡
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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酪
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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烙
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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雒
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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珞
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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硌
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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袼
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*ɡ·raːɡ, *klaːɡ
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笿
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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鉻
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*ɡ·raːɡ, *kraːɡ
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鮥
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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鵅
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*ɡ·raːɡ, *kraːɡ
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挌
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*ɡ·raːɡ, *kraːɡ
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落
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*ɡ·raːɡ
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各
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*klaːɡ
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胳
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*klaːɡ
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閣
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*klaːɡ
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格
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*klaːɡ, *kraːɡ
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擱
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*klaːɡ
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恪
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*kʰlaːɡ
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愙
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*kʰaːɡ
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貉
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*ɡlaːɡ, *mɡraːɡ
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狢
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*ɡlaːɡ
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佫
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*ɡlaːɡ
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略
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*ɡ·raɡ
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茖
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*kraːɡ
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骼
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*kraːɡ
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觡
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*kraːɡ
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蛒
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*kraːɡ
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敋
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*kraːɡ
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客
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*kʰraːɡ
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喀
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*kʰraːɡ
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揢
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*kʰraːɡ
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額
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*ŋɡraːɡ
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峉
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*ŋɡraːɡ
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頟
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*ŋɡraːɡ
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詻
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*ŋɡraːɡ
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垎
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*ɡraːɡ
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楁
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*ɡraːɡ
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Definitions
For pronunciation and definitions of 狢 – see 貉 (“tanuki”). (This character is a variant form of 貉). |
Japanese
Kanji
狢
(Hyōgai kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 貉)
- badger
- raccoon dog
Readings
Etymology 1
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
狢 or 狢 • (mujina)
- Synonym of 穴熊 (anaguma): a badger
- (regional) Synonym of 狸 (tanuki): a raccoon dog
- from the similarity of its fur color compared to a badger
- (mythology) a yōkai that shapeshifts and deceives humans
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ムジナ.
Derived terms
Proverbs
Etymology 2
Shift from mujina above.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
狢 • (mojina)
- (regional) Same as むじな (mujina) above.
Etymology 3
From Old Japanese. First attested in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE.[3]
Possibly a shift from mujina above.
Noun
狢 • (ujina)
- (obsolete) Same as むじな (mujina) above.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “狢・貉”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “狢”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
Korean
Hanja
狢 • (hak) (hangeul 학, revised hak, McCune–Reischauer hak, Yale hak)
- (오소리 학, osori-): badger
Synonyms
See also