本土狸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本 土 狸
ほん
Grade: 1 		ど
Grade: 1 		たぬき
Hyōgai
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

From 本土 (hondo, “mainland”) +‎ 狸 (tanuki, “raccoon dog”).

Noun

本(ほん)土(ど)狸(たぬき) or 本土狸(ホンドタヌキ) • (hondotanuki) 

  1. a Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus)
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