狐

9 strokes
Kentei exam level Pre-1

fox

Kun'yomi
  • きつね
    		fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes) ②fox (i.e. a sly person) ③soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu ④light brown
On'yomi
  • コ

Main Radical

犬(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

きつね 73.0%
コ 27.0%

Character Breakdown

fox
きつね　コ (Kentei Pre-1)
dog(犬) variant
melon
うり　カ　ケ (Kentei Pre-1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
stretch
フツ　ブチ　ま.がる

Common Words

てん
天
こ
狐
celestial fox
の
野
ぎつね
狐
wild fox ②mythical fox capable of possessing people
よう
妖
こ
狐
fox with supernatural powers
こ
狐
り
狸
foxes and tanuki ②sly fellow
きつね
狐
び
火
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night
きゅう
九
び
尾
　
の
きつね
狐
nine-tailed fox
ぎん
銀
ぎつね
狐
silver fox
ろう
老
ぎつね
狐
old fox
しろ
白
ぎつね
狐
old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers) ②Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
くだ
管
ぎつね
狐
kuda-gitsune ②stoat
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References

Unicode hex code 72D0
JIS X 0208 1-24-49
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2878
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3568
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 472
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2342
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2431
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 789
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 20333X
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3g6.4
Four corner code 4223.0