2. Noun. (mythology) the tanuki regarded as a shapeshifter, also renowned for its enormous scrotum ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tanuki
1. the fur of a raccoon dog [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tanuki
Literary usage of Tanuki
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Things Japanese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan for by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1905)
"... but this they can only do when the real moon is also in the sky. Another common
trick of theirs is to beat the tattoo on their stomach (tanuki no ..."
2. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"We went on, and looked up into his face. It was a nightmare — his face. "In truth
a tanuki- ... and startled him almost as much as the tanuki- ..."
3. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan by Lafcadio Hearn (1894)
"I think that must be a tanuki-Bozu." The tanuki-Bozu is the priestly form assumed
by the goblin-badger (tanuki) for the purpose of decoying belated ..."
4. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan by Lafcadio Hearn (1894)
"I think that must be a tanuki-Bozu." The tanuki-Bozu is the priestly form assumed
by the goblin-badger (tanuki) for the purpose ..."
5. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan by Lafcadio Hearn (1907)
"I think that must be a tanuki-Bozu." The tanuki-Bozu is the priestly form assumed
by the goblin-badger (tanuki) for the purpose of decoying belated ..."
6. The Pink Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1897)
"Now this strange friendship was observed by the tanuki, a wicked, quarrelsome beast,
... So for many days the man lay hidden, waiting for the tanuki to come ..."
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