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狐日和 (きつねびより) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

狐日和きつねびより

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Meanings

1

changeable weather; fickle weather

Refers to weather that shifts unpredictably, like a fox's cunning nature. Often used in literary or poetic contexts.

今日きょうは狐きつね日び和よりで、晴はれたと思おもったら急

きゅう

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雨あめ

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降ふ

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出だ

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Today is fickle weather—just when I thought it was sunny, it suddenly started raining.

Kanji

狐fox
日day, sun, Japan
和harmony, Japanese style, peace

Related words

日和ひより
日和 means 'weather' or 'fine weather', often used in compounds like 狐日和 or 小春日和. 狐日和 specifically adds the nuance of unpredictability.

Built from

きつね+日和ひより

Etymology

Compound of 狐 (kitsune, 'fox') and 日和 (biyori, 'weather'). The fox is associated with trickery and changeability in Japanese folklore, giving the sense of unpredictable weather.