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狐の手袋 (kitsunenotebukuro) Japanese meaning: foxglove | Kotomora

狐きつねの手て袋ぶくろ

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Meanings

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foxglove; digitalis

Common name for the Digitalis genus, especially Digitalis purpurea. The name literally means 'fox's glove'.

See also: ジギタリス

狐きつねの手て袋ぶくろは有ゆう毒どく植しょく物ぶつとして知しられて

いる

。

Foxglove is known as a poisonous plant.

庭にわに狐きつねの手て袋ぶくろが咲さいている。

Foxgloves are blooming in the garden.

Kanji

狐fox
手hand
袋sack, bag, pouch

Related words

ジギタリス
ジギタリス is the scientific genus name Digitalis, often used in medical or pharmaceutical contexts, while 狐の手袋 is the common Japanese name for the plant.

Built from

きつね+手て袋ぶくろ

Written forms

狐きつねの手て袋ぶくろ
Standard kanji spelling for the plant name.
キツネノテブクロ
Katakana spelling often used for plant names in botanical contexts.

Etymology

The name 狐の手袋 (fox's glove) is a calque of the English common name 'foxglove', referring to the shape of the flowers.