たぬき【狸】 - tanuki | eevy Japanese Dictionary

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Usually Written in Kana

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Rarely Used Kanji

狸 kanji, 10 strokes tanuki

Other Forms

貍 kanji, 14 strokes a fox-like animal

Rarely Used Kanji

18 Variants Available

Essential 9 items

たぬきじゃない

tanukijanai

The negative form

1. Not a raccoon.; Not a tanuki.

★ Common

Noun

#291511

たぬきだった

tanukidatta

The past form

1. Was a tanuki.

★ Common

Noun

#434554

たぬきで

tanukide

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. With a tanuki; As a tanuki

★ Common

Noun

#242788

たぬきの

tanukino

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Of the tanuki; Tanuki's

★ Common

Noun

#136643

たぬきじゃありません

tanukijārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a tanuki.; I am not a tanuki.

★ Common

Noun

#1234166

たぬきじゃないです

tanukijanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not a raccoon.; I'm not a raccoon.

★ Common

Noun

#581395

たぬきでした

tanukideshita

The polite past form

1. It was a tanuki.

★ Common

Noun

#698616

たぬきです

tanukidesu

The polite form

1. Tanuki is.; I am a tanuki.

★ Common

Noun

#342239

たぬきでわありません

tanukidewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not a raccoon.; I am not a raccoon.

★ Common

Noun

#1234166

Common 6 items

たぬきじゃなかった

tanukijanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't a tanuki.; Wasn't a raccoon dog.

★ Common

Noun

#502888

たぬきだろう

tanukidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably a tanuki.; It will likely be a tanuki.

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

たぬきじゃありませんでした

tanukijārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a raccoon.; Was not a tanuki.

★ Common

Noun

#1234166

たぬきじゃなかったです

tanukijanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't a tanuki.; Wasn't a raccoon dog.

★ Common

Noun

#1234166

たぬきでしょう

tanukideshō

Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")

1. Probably a tanuki.

★ Common

Noun

#1234166

たぬきでわありませんでした

tanukidewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not a raccoon.; Was not a tanuki.

★ Common

Noun

#1234166

Advanced 3 items

たぬきだったら

tanukidattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when a tanuki; If it were a tanuki

★ Common

Noun

#1234166

たぬきであれば

tanukideareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If a tanuki; Were a tanuki

★ Common

Noun

#1000567

たぬきなら

tanukinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If a tanuki; When a tanuki

★ Common

Noun

#395426

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