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Readings

Kana: リ、ライ、たぬき
Romaji: ri, rai, tanuki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

tanuki, raccoon

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  94
Frequency:  2498
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-3-7
Korean Reading:  ri
Chinese Reading:  li2
Unicode:  72f8
JIS:  432C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 2887
New Nelson Index: 3578
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3g7.2
Four Corner Index: 4621.4
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20427
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0701
Remembering the kanji Index: 2338
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2427

Words

(たぬき、タヌキ)
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; craftiness; sly person; someone who makes evil plans without ever breaking their poker face
狸饂飩 (たぬきうどん)
noodles with bits of deep-fried tempura batter
狸爺 (たぬきじじい)
cunning old man
狸親父 (たぬきおやじ)
sly (cunning) old man
狸汁 (たぬきじる)
tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
捕らぬ狸の皮算用 (とらぬたぬきのかわざんよう)
don't count your chickens before they're hatched; counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
狸囃子 (たぬきばやし)
tanuki drumming on their stomachs
狸藻 (たぬきも)
bladderwort
狸寝入り (たぬきねいり)
feigning sleep
狸蕎麦 (たぬきそば)
soba with tempura batter
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