狸の燭台

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狸	燭	台
たぬき Hyōgai	しょく Jinmeiyō	だい Grade: 2
kun'yomi	kan'on	goon

Alternative spelling
狸の燭臺 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, “tanuki's candlestick”, 狸(たぬき) (tanuki, “raccoon-dog”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 燭台(しょくだい) (shokudai, “candlestick”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta̠nɯ̟kʲi no̞ ɕo̞kɯ̟da̠i]

Noun

狸(たぬき)の燭(しょく)台(だい) or 狸(タヌキ)の燭台(ショクダイ) • (tanuki no shokudai) 

1. Thismia abei

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).