also: タヌキじる
tanuki soup; raccoon dog soup
A soup made with tanuki (raccoon dog) meat, a traditional dish in some regions of Japan.
In the past, tanuki soup was often eaten in mountainous areas.
Standard kanji spelling.
Kana-kanji mixed spelling, common in everyday writing.
Katakana-kanji mixed spelling, sometimes used for emphasis or in informal contexts.
Compound of 狸 (tanuki, 'raccoon dog') and 汁 (shiru, 'soup').