Hana no Nihongo

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Let’s learn kanji 狸 together!

今回は日本の動物、『狸』の漢字です。

狸 - たぬき tanuki, Japanese raccoon dog

狸寝入り(をする) -たぬきねいり(をする) to pretend to be asleep

狐狸 -こり foxes and tanuki, shape-shifting tricksters and deceivers

「平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ」 - へいせいたぬきがっせんぽんぽこ Pom Poko, animated feature by studio Ghibli ジブリ directed by Isao Takahata 高畑 勲

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Japanese proverb 諺:

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.

(lit. Don’t estimate the value of the tanuki (racoon dog) skin before you catch the animal.)

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