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銀狐 (gingitsune) Japanese meaning: silver fox | Kotomora

銀ぎん狐ぎつね

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Meanings

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Refers to the animal (a color variant of the red fox) or its fur.

銀ぎん狐ぎつねは北きたアメリカやシベリアに生せい息そくしている。

Kanji

銀silver
狐fox

Related words

狐きつね
General term for fox; 銀狐 specifically refers to the silver fox color variant.
赤あか狐ぎつね
Red fox, the more common color variant.

Built from

Silver foxes inhabit North America and Siberia.

彼かの女じょは銀ぎん狐ぎつねの毛け皮がわのコートを着きていた。

She was wearing a silver fox fur coat.

銀ぎん

Etymology

Compound of 銀 (gin, 'silver') and 狐 (kitsune, 'fox'), describing the animal's silvery fur.