Kanji

2185 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: fox

Kunyomi: きつね

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: dog

Examples

Onyomi Examples

コギ doubt, suspicion, hesitation, indecision

疑逡巡 コギシュンジュン being in doubt and unable to decide, hesitation and indecision

レイコ fox with supernatural powers

クウコ fox with supernatural powers

Kunyomi Examples

きつね fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes), fox (i.e. a sly person), soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu, light brown, golden brown

きつねあざみ Hemisteptia lyrata

きたきつね Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)

雌の めすのきつね bitch fox, vixen