What is the meaning of Tanuki?

The raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.

A folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.

The joining of a living bonsai tree to a piece of dead wood for aesthetic effect.

a raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

Rōmaji transcription of たぬき

Rōmaji transcription of タヌキ

raccoon dog; tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides, a canid of East Asia)

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