化ばけ狸だぬき

noun

supernatural tanuki; monster tanuki

A tanuki (raccoon dog) with magical shapeshifting powers in Japanese folklore, often depicted as mischievous but not necessarily evil.

See also: 狸 (たぬき)

• 昔むかし話ばなしには、化ばけ狸だぬきが人にん間げんに化ばけて村むら人びとを驚おどろかせる話はなしがよく出でてくる。

  In old tales, stories of supernatural tanuki transforming into humans and surprising villagers often appear.

• あの神じん社じゃの裏うら山やまには化ばけ狸だぬきが住すんでいるという言いい伝つたえがある。

  There is a legend that a monster tanuki lives in the hill behind that shrine.