Kanji

2498 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: tanuki, raccoon

Kunyomi: たぬき

Onyomi: ライ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: dog

Examples

Onyomi Examples

カイリ beaver

狐狗 コックリ kokkuri, divination technique similar to table turning and planchette

Kunyomi Examples

たぬき tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides), raccoon dog, sly dog, sly old fox, sly fox, cunning devil, sly person

饂飩 たぬきうどん noodles with bits of deep-fried tempura batter

同じ穴の おなじあなのたぬき (villains) of the same stripe, birds of a feather, raccoon dogs of the same hole