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雌の狐 (mesunokitsune) Japanese meaning: female fox | Kotomora

雌めすの狐きつね

Meanings

1

female fox; vixen

Refers specifically to a female fox. The term 牝狐 (めすぎつね) is a synonym.

See also: 女狐

森もりで雌めすの狐きつねを見みかけた。
I spotted a vixen in the forest.

Kanji

雌feminine, female
狐fox

Related words

牝め狐ぎつね
Synonym; also means 'female fox'. 牝狐 is a single kanji compound, while 雌の狐 is a phrase using 雌 (female) and 狐 (fox).

Written forms

雌めすの狐きつね
Standard kanji spelling for 'female fox'.

めすの

狐きつね

Mixed kana-kanji spelling; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 雌 (めす, 'female') + の (possessive particle) + 狐 (きつね, 'fox').