female fox; vixen
Literal zoological term for a female fox.
A female fox was raising her kits in the forest.
seductive woman; femme fatale
Figurative use for a woman who uses charm to deceive or manipulate men, often with a cunning or sly connotation.
He was completely deceived by that seductive woman.
General term for fox, not specifying gender. 女狐 specifically refers to a female fox or a seductive woman.
Male fox; the masculine counterpart to 女狐, though less commonly used figuratively.
Standard kanji spelling for both literal and figurative senses.
Rare kanji variant for female fox; 牝 is an uncommon character.
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.