狐火

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐 火
Hyōgaiji Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 狐 (kitsune, “fox”) +‎ 火 (hi, “fire”). The hi changes to bi due to rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲit͡sɨᵝne̞bʲi]

Noun

狐火 (hiragana きつねび, rōmaji kitsunebi)

  1. will o' the wisp, foxfire
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