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Kitsune

The kitsune (狐, きつね; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}IPA: ⓘ), in popular Japanese folklore, is a fox or fox spirit which possesses the supernatural ability to shapeshift or bewitch other…

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General overview

Etymology

Nihongi chronicle

Anciently-aged foxes

Inari Shinto deity

Buddhist context

Classifications

Tricksters

Spiritual possession

Familiar spirits

Wives and lovers

Kitsune no yomeiri

Fox jewel

Iconography

Chinese parallels

Foxes in Japanese archaeology

In popular culture

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Kitsune

Nodes208
Edges207
Triples192
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009615
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Kitsune

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related to Swordsmith deity · 21
Kitsune → Emperor Ichijō, Fushimi Inari Shrine, He, Inari, Inari's, Inariyama Ko-Kaji, Japanese, Kogitsune-maru, Kokaji, Kyoto, Little Fox, Mount Inari, Munechika, Munechika's, Noh, Ogata Gekkō's, Sanjō Munechika, The, The Swordsmith, This
related to Chinese parallels · 15
Kitsune → Cf, China, Chinese, Folktales, Japan, Japanese, Lady Ren, Nihon Ryōiki, Renshi, Tang, The, The Story, These, Wives, Zhiguai
related to Good vs. evil, or · 12
Kitsune → According, And, Book, Hearn, Hearn's, However, Inari, Izumo Province, Miyagawa, Miyagawa Masakazu, Teiri Nakamura, The
related to Abura-age · 11
Kitsune → Eastern Japan, Edo Period, However, In, Inari, Japanese, Matsunoya, Muromachi, Oyamada Tomokiyo, Sekyō, The
related to In popular culture · 11
Kitsune → Beginning, In, Kitsune Luigi, Kurama, Land, Luigi, Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki, Super Leaf, Super Mario, The
related to Buddhist context · 9
Kitsune → Buddhism, Buddhist, Chinese, Foxes, Japan, Japanese, Ritual, Six-syllable Sutra, Smyers
related to Etymology · 9
Kitsune → Following, Latin-alphabet, Man'yōgana, Nihon, Other, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki, The, These, Wamyō Ruijushō
related to Inari Shinto deity · 9
Kitsune → Black, In, Inari, Inari's, Likewise, Originally, Shinto, There, They
related to Nihon Ryōiki · 8
Kitsune → Although, Buddhist, But, In, Japanese, Mino Province, Nihon Ryōiki, The
related to Familiar spirits · 7
Kitsune → Inari, Kami, The, There, These, They, This

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fox also foxes inari cf possession ja japanese chinese tale kitsunetsuki human century spirit period jewel white called spirits wife

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
native animationsinstance ofas do contemporary works0.80text
comic booksinstance ofas do contemporary works0.80text
video gamesinstance ofas do contemporary works0.80text
spiritual possessioninstance ofthe kitsune is credited with other supernatural abilities0.80text
Kitsunerelated to Abura-ageThe0.60section
Kitsunerelated to Abura-ageJapanese0.60section
Kitsunerelated to Abura-ageEastern Japan0.60section
Kitsunerelated to Abura-ageInari0.60section
Kitsunerelated to Abura-ageHowever0.60section
Kitsunerelated to Abura-ageEdo Period0.60section
Kitsunerelated to Abura-ageIn0.60section
Kitsunerelated to Abura-ageOyamada Tomokiyo0.60section

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