狸
Meanings
Noun
1. tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog (Usually kana)
2. sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; sly person (Usually kana)
Other spellings
たぬき
Kanji used
Pitch accent
たぬき
Used in vocabulary
Examples1
取らぬ 狸 の 皮算用。
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.