mujina
Meanings
noun
- A badger. In some regions the term refers instead to the Japanese raccoon dog. In Japanese folklore, like the fox and the tanuki, they are frequently depicted as a yokai that shapeshifts and deceives humans.
Word forms
Etymology
Japanese 狢 (むじな) (mujina, “badger”)
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