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Hakuzōsu. The moment the creature is in the process of transforming from the priest into the wild fox. Woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.. Hakuzōsu (白蔵主), also written Hakuzosu and Hakuzousu, is the name of a popular kitsune character who pretended to be a priest in Japanese folklore.
The kitsune Kuzunoha. Note the shadow of a fox cast on the screen. Print by Kuniyoshi. Kuzunoha (葛の葉, Kuzunoha), also written Kuzu-no-Ha, is the name of a popular kitsune character in Japanese folklore. Her name means leaf of arrowroot. Legend states that she is the mother of Abe no Seimei, the famous onmyōji.
In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɨne̞] ⓘ) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to folklore, the kitsune -foxes (or perhaps the "fox spirits") can bewitch people, just like the tanuki .
Kitsune's wedding, a Japanese folkloric term for a sunshower; Kitsune bakuchi, a dice game from Japan; Kitsune Kon, an annual anime convention in Green Bay, United States; Kitsune udon, a type of udon topped with aburaage (sweetened deep-fried tofu pockets) popular in the Kansai region, particularly Osaka
Yako or nogitsune [2] [3] (野狐) is a type of kitsune , as told in Kyūshū. To be possessed by it is called "yako-tsuki" (野狐憑き). The word 野狐, lit. ' field fox ' or ' wild fox ', is also used for foxes in the wild in general. [4]
Adding these dots to the sides of characters (right side in vertical writing, above in horizontal writing) emphasizes the character in question. It is the Japanese equivalent of the use of italics for emphasis in English. ※ 2228: 1-2-8: 203B: kome (米, "rice") komejirushi (米印, "rice symbol")
So, without further ado, here are (count ‘em!) 125 of the best nickname options for you to call your boyfriend, partner, fiancé, and anyone in-between. Generally cute nicknames for your ...
Also, the Japanese ghost character "閠" (lower part is "玉") is thought to be a misspelling for "閏" (lower part is "王"). (A 16th-century manuscript of the Japanese 15th-century Wagokuhen also has the character "閠", but it is a solitary example.) On the other hand, the Chinese character in China "閠" is a kind of variant of "閏", which ...