noun
female fox; vixen
Literal zoological term for a female fox.
森で女狐が子ギツネを育てていた。
A female fox was raising her kits in the forest.
noun
seductive woman; femme fatale
Figurative use for a woman who uses charm to deceive or manipulate men, often with a cunning or sly connotation.
彼はあの女狐にすっかり騙されてしまった。
He was completely deceived by that seductive woman.
Explicitly marks the fox as female; less common for the figurative sense.
Compound of 女 (め, 'female') + 狐 (きつね, 'fox'). The figurative sense draws on the traditional association of foxes with cunning and seduction in Japanese folklore.