狸 — kanji meaning “tanuki”
狸
tanuki, raccoon
- Meanings
- tanuki, raccoon
- On'yomi
- リ (ri)、ライ (rai)
- Kun'yomi
- たぬき
- Strokes
- 10
- Newspaper frequency
- #2498 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 94
- Chinese reading
- lí — Chinese character page
Words with 狸
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狐狸 | こり kori | foxes and tanuki |
| 古狸 | ふるだぬき furudanuki | old badger; veteran; oldtimer |
| 狸寝入り | たぬきねいり tanukineiri | feigning sleep |
| 狸囃子 | たぬきばやし tanukibayashi | tanuki drumming on their stomachs |
| 海狸 | かいり kairi | beaver |
| 狸蕎麦 | たぬきそば tanukisoba | soba with tempura batter |
| 狸汁 | たぬきじる tanukijiru | tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup |
| 狸爺 | たぬきじじい tanukijijii | cunning old man |
| 狸藻 | たぬきも tanukimo | bladderwort |
| 狸親父 | たぬきおやじ tanukioyaji | sly (cunning) old man |
| 狐狸妖怪 | こりようかい koriyoukai | tricksters; deceivers; fey creatures |
| 屈狸 | くずり kuzuri | wolverine (Gulo gulo); glutton; carcajou |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.