狸

noun

a raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides / (figuratively) a person who pretends to be good but in fact is cunning (compare English sly fox)

狸は日本の伝説によく登場します。

Raccoon dogs often appear in Japanese legends.

意味（1）

a raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides

狸兼名苑云狸［音𨤲和名太奴木］摶鳥為粮者也

意味（2）

(figuratively) a person who pretends to be good but in fact is cunning (compare English sly fox)

やいやい、其処(そこ)な狸(たぬき)め

yai yai, soko na tanuki meHey there, you sly dog!

意味（3）

Short for 狸饂飩 (tanuki-udon) and 狸蕎麦 (tanuki-soba): styles of various noodle dishes

意味（4）

(rare) Short for 狸寝入り (tanuki neiri): pretending to be asleep

狸(たぬき)を決(き)め込(こ)む ― tanuki o kimekomu ― pretend to be a raccoon dog → feign sleep

意味（5）

(rare, obsolete) Short for 狸汁 (tanuki-jiru): a soup made from tanuki meat mixed with daikon, burdock root, etc.