Japanese symbol for “vixen”
雌の狐
めすのきつね
Romaji: mesunokitsune
bitch fox; vixen
In Japanese, vixen is 雌の狐, read めすのきつね (mesunokitsune).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n bitch fox; vixen
Written forms: 雌の狐、めすの狐. Readings: めすのきつね.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vixen”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悍婦 | かんぷ kanpu | bad-tempered woman; shrew; vixen |
| 女狐 | めぎつね megitsune | female fox; vixen; she-fox |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 雌雄 | しゆう shiyuu | male and female (animals); the two sexes |
| 雌花 | めばな mebana | female flower; pistillate flower |
| 雌牛 | めうし meushi | cow; heifer |
| 雌しべ | めしべ meshibe | pistil |
| 雌伏 | しふく shifuku | lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later) |
| 雌鳥 | めんどり mendori | female bird |
| 妖狐 | ようこ youko | fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit |
| 白狐 | しろぎつね shirogitsune | old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vixen”.
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