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mujina

mujina 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.

mujina: a badger. In some regions the term refers instead to the Japanese raccoon dog. In Japanese...
Image: Terajima Ryōan (寺島良安, Japanese, *1654, †?), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Noun

mujina (plural mujina)

  1. (Japanese) 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.

Forms of mujina

pluralmujina

Origin of mujina

Japanese 狢 (むじな) (mujina, “badger”)

Questions about mujina

What does mujina mean?
Mujina means 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.
What part of speech is mujina?
Mujina is a noun.
What is the plural of mujina?
The plural of mujina is mujina.

Words near mujina in the dictionary

  1. Mujica
  2. Mujicas
  3. mujik
  4. mujiki
  5. mujiks
  6. mujina
  7. mujra
  8. Mujtaba
  9. Mujtabas
  10. mujtahid
  11. mujtahids

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