kitsune

== English == === Etymology === From Japanese 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɪtˈsuː.neɪ/ (closer to Japanese accentuation) IPA(key): /ˈkɪt.sʊ.neɪ/, /ˈkɪts.neɪ/ (anglicized) IPA(key): /kɪtˈsuː.ni/, (rare) /kɪtˈsuːn/, /ˈkɪtsuːn/ Rhymes: -uːneɪ, -uːni, -uːn Hyphenation: kit‧su‧ne === Noun === kitsune (plural kitsune or kitsunes) (Japanese mythology) A Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails. ==== Derived terms ==== kitsune udon ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === nitsuke, tenukis == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kit.su.ne/ === Noun === kitsune m or f (plural kitsunes) (Japanese mythology) kitsune === See also === kitsune on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr == Japanese == === Romanization === kitsune Rōmaji transcription of きつね Rōmaji transcription of キツネ == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 狐 (kitsune). === Noun === kitsune c (mythology) kitsune ==== Declension ==== === See also === kitsune on the Swedish Wikipedia.Wikipedia sv