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Plural of tanuki

irregular plural

The plural of tanuki is tanuki or tanukis.

Forms of tanuki

Singular	tanuki /təˈnʊkɪ/
Plural	tanuki /təˈnʊkɪ/ tanukis
Countable	countable

Meaning of tanuki

noun A raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.
noun A folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.
noun The joining of a living bonsai tree to a piece of dead wood for aesthetic effect.

Full definition of tanuki

Plural the same as the singular

sheep (sheep)
deer (deer)
fish (fish)
aircraft (aircraft)
series (series)
species (species)
offspring (offspring)
salmon (salmon)
moose (moose)
bison (bison)
swine (swine)
trout (trout)

Questions about the plural of tanuki

What is the plural of tanuki?: The plural of tanuki is tanuki or tanukis.
Is tanuki countable?: Tanuki is a countable noun.

Adapted from Wiktionary: tanuki (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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