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Meaning of "tanuki" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TANUKI

tanuki  [təˈnʊkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TANUKI

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Tanuki is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TANUKI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tanuki

Japanese raccoon dog

The Japanese raccoon dog, also known as tanuki in Japanese, is a subspecies of the raccoon dog native to Japan. Researchers have suggested that they be considered a separate species, N. viverrinus, or that raccoon dogs of Japan could be further divisible into separate subspecies as N. p. procyonoides and N. p. albus, but both views are controversial. As the tanuki, the animal has been significant in Japanese folklore since ancient times. The legendary tanuki is reputed to be mischievous and jolly, a master of disguise and shapeshifting, but somewhat gullible and absentminded. It is also a common theme in Japanese art, especially statuary. "Tanuki" is often mistakenly translated into English as badger or raccoon, two unrelated types of animals with a superficially similar appearance. Traditionally, different areas of Japan had different names for raccoon dogs as animals, which would be used to denote different animals in other parts of the country, including badgers and wild cats; however the official word in the standard Tokyo dialect is now tanuki, a term that also carries the folkloric significance.

Definition of tanuki in the English dictionary

The definition of tanuki in the dictionary is a Japanese raccoon dog, formerly believed in Japan to be a mischievous animal capable of shape-shifting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TANUKI


bookie
ˈbʊkɪ
cookie
ˈkʊkɪ
cooky
ˈkʊkɪ
folky
ˈfəʊkɪ
Gurmukhi
ˈɡʊəmʊkɪ
hokey
ˈhəʊkɪ
hokey-pokey
ˌhəʊkɪˈpəʊkɪ
hooky
ˈhʊkɪ
karaoke
ˌkɑːrəˈəʊkɪ
Loki
ˈləʊkɪ
moki
ˈməʊkɪ
nookie
ˈnʊkɪ
nooky
ˈnʊkɪ
Okie
ˈəʊkɪ
pokey
ˈpəʊkɪ
roky
ˈrəʊkɪ
rookie
ˈrʊkɪ
roquet
ˈrəʊkɪ
smokey
ˈsməʊkɪ
smoky
ˈsməʊkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TANUKI

tantalizingly
tantalous
tantalum
tantalus
tantamount
tantara
tanti
tantivies
tantivy
tanto
tantony
Tantra
Tantric
Tantrism
Tantrist
tantrum
tanyard
Tanzania
Tanzanian
tanzanite

WORDS THAT END LIKE TANUKI

adsuki
aduki
adzuki
apres-ski
bouzouki
Helsinki
kabuki
kaki
Kawasaki
khaki
ki
lampuki
maki
patutuki
reiki
Saluki
ski
tiki
Turki
wiki

Synonyms and antonyms of tanuki in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tanuki» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TANUKI

Find out the translation of tanuki to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tanuki from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tanuki» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tanuki
570 millions of speakers

English

tanuki
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Tanuki
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تانوكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тануки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tanuki
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tanuki
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tanuki
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tanuki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tanuki
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

たぬき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

타 누키
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tanuki
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tanuki
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tanuki
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तनकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tanuki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tanuki
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tanuki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

танукі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tanuki
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tanuki
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Tanuki
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tanuki
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tanuki
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tanuki

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TANUKI»

The term «tanuki» is very widely used and occupies the 10.223 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TANUKI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tanuki» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tanuki» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tanuki

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TANUKI»

Discover the use of tanuki in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tanuki and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tanuki Ichiban
This comical masterpiece holds the answers to who the Tanuki Ichiban really is and offers a witty and provocative milieu where elements of dreams and reality intertwine.
Zinaid Meeran, 2012
2
Tanuki's Gift: A Japanese Tale
Tanuki's Gift is a Marshall Cavendish publication.
Tim Brian Myers, 2003
3
Anthropology and Religion: What We Know, Think, and Question
Written as a sophisticated but accessible treatment of the issues, Anthropology and Religion is a key text for upper-division courses.
Robert L. Winzeler, 2012
4
The Animal in Far Eastern Art: And Especially in the Art of ...
The soul of even a dead tanuki was able to take possession of a human body ( photo 7), speak through its mouth and kill it (see Fox). In male form tanuki seduced women and made all kinds of trouble for old and young. One of his well known ...
T. Volker, 1950
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日本語イディオム辞典
£>H g« waruku natta no de tanuki-neiri o kimekonda. He made up his mind to play possum when things started going against him. Chotto. tanuki-neiri nanka slunai de, watashi no hanashi o kiite yo. Come on now, don't pretend to be asleep.
Jeff Garrison, 2002
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Old Kyoto: A Guide to Traditional Shops, Restaurants, and Inns
A hundred-odd ceramic tanuki (the legendary barrel-bellied raccoon dogs of Japan), from six feet high to pocket- sized, lined up in a courtyard in the middle of the bamboo forests of Sagano is enough to charm any traveler to stray for just a ...
Diane Durston, 2005
7
Key Into Japan
In Japanese stories, tanuki are crafty, clever and love dancing, drinking and partying! They can turn themselves into anything they want. They are often depicted wearing large straw hats and holding jugs of sake. A long time ago in Japan, ...
Sally Heinrich, 2006
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The Trickster Brain: Neuroscience, Evolution, and Narrative
”1 How the Wicked Tanuki Was Punished (japan) The tanuki is a raccoon-like mammal who is known as a Trickster in Japan, capable of shape-shifting and all kinds of mischief, ranging from comic to cruel. All the animals in the forest had been ...
David Williams, 2012
9
The Water of Possibility
THE TANUKI VILLAGE SAYURI DIDNT KNOW THEY WERE IN A VILLAGE UNTIL THE tanuki stopped. In a clearing was a great hill. A piece of the hill lifted up and a tanuki head popped out. The villagers lived underground! Dusk purpled the ...
Hiromi Goto, 2001
10
The Cat Who Thought Too Much - An Essay Into Felinity
The tanuki also closely observed my relationship with the cats. The female who had a crush on me looked like she too wanted to be petted when I petted a cat, but did not seem to hold that against the cat. Whether this means that tanuki are ...
Robin D. Gill, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TANUKI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tanuki is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tops Spots For Pickled Foods in Portland
1) Tanuki (8029 SE Stark St.): Go for the kimchi or the oshinko, which has both Japanese and Korean-style pickles. 2) Olympia Provisions (1632 NW Thurman St. «Eater PDX, Jun 15»
2
The Rise of Portland's Iconoclastic Asian Cuisine
The raucous template dates back to seven-year-old Tanuki, where cranky chef/ringleader ... Tanuki's ambient light comes courtesy of gore-spurting Japanese ... «Portland Monthly, May 15»
3
Tanuki Coming to South Beach
Tanuki's operating partner/director of operations, Andrew Kaplan (of CheeseMe fame), is overseeing the construction, which is actually a total gutting of the ... «Miami New Times, Apr 15»
4
These gross ukiyo-e pictures showcase enterprising uses for really …
Now, before you go thinking that ol' Kuniyoshi Utagawa was completely off his rocker, allow us to reassure you that it's actually totally normal for the tanuki to be ... «RocketNews24, Feb 15»
5
Talking tanuki — or whatever you call them
More modern dictionaries will tell you that tanuki means “raccoon dog,” but that is extremely misleading because, although they slightly resemble raccoons, they ... «The Japan Times, Jan 15»
6
Tanuki: Restaurant Guide 2014
[BUT CAN MY KID GET SOME SUSHI?] Tanuki likes to build its identity on what it's not. Per a sign on the Montavilla izakaya's door: "THIS IS NOT A JAPANESE ... «Willamette Week, Oct 14»
7
Satisfy Your Tanuki Love With Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Tanuki
Of course, if you, like Maeno, can't get enough of tanuki, there is a plethora of Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun merchandise featuring the nubby little critters, including ... «Anime News Network, Sep 14»
8
Update: Missing Tropiquaria Raccoon dog found alive and well
TANUKI, the Raccoon dog from Tropiquaria who has been missing since early Saturday morning is back home safe, much to the relief of the zoo. Zoological ... «Somerset County Gazette, Sep 14»
9
Tanuki Abound in Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun Cafe
First, because Tanuki just go so well anywhere, is the Maeno inspired "Tanuki Cake." This cake, which is as cute as it is delicious, is covered in a milk chocolate ... «Anime News Network, Sep 14»
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National Tanuki Cake Habitat Map aims at conserving the once …
Tanuki, also known as Japanese raccoon dogs, hold a special place in Japanese culture. Often the center of folktales for their large testicles, magical abilities, ... «ROCKETNEWS24, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tanuki [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tanuki>. Apr 2024 ».
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