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狸

noun

(archaic, obsolete) a raccoon dog / (archaic, obsolete) the hair of a raccoon dog, used for making brushes

昔の話では、狸は人間に化けることができたと言われています。

In old tales, it is said that tanuki (raccoon dogs) could transform into humans.

意味（1）

(archaic, obsolete) a raccoon dog

猫狸 … ニ又漢云野貍、倭言上尼古、下多〻既

Cat and raccoon dog, … both of them are called 野貍 (yari) in Chinese; the former is called 尼古 (⟨neko₁⟩ → neko) while the latter is called 多〻既 (⟨tatake₂⟩ → tatake) in Japanese.

意味（2）

(archaic, obsolete) the hair of a raccoon dog, used for making brushes

1445-1446, Ainōshō

1445-1446, Ainōshō タゝゲノ筆(フデ)ナンド云(イフ)。タゝ毛(ゲ)トハ。タヌキノ毛歟(ケカ)。狸(タヌキ)ノ字(ジ)ヲ。タゝゲトヨム

Tatage no fude nando iu. Tatage to wa, tanuki no ke ka. Tanuki no ji o, tatage to yomuThis is a so-called brush [made] of tatage. Tatage [spelled by the character 毛 meaning "hair"] might mean the hair of a raccoon dog. The 狸 character for "raccoon dog" is read as tatage.