きゅう
九
び
尾
　
の
きつね
狐

expression, noun

  1. nine-tailed fox, old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きゅう
九
び
尾
　
の
きつね
狐
 九尾の狐 きゅうびのきつね

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nine
キュウ　ク　ここの (1st, N5)
tail, end, counter for fish
お　ビ (7th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ　かたしろ (Kentei 1)
fur, hair, feather
モウ　け　めん (2nd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク　チャク
seven
なな　シチ　なの (1st, N5)
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