tanuki
tanuki
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Definition of tanuki - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

1.
animalRarepetit mammifère d'Asie qui ressemble au raton laveurRare
  • Le tanuki vit dans les forêts du Japon.
chien viverrin
2.
mythologieRarecréature magique japonaise qui peut changer de formeRare
  • Dans les légendes, le tanuki trompe les voyageurs.
3.
bonsaïTECH.technique de bonsaï utilisant du bois mort pour vieillir l'arbreTECH.
  • Il a utilisé la technique tanuki sur son érable.
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Images of tanuki

  • tanuki: petit mammifère d'Asie qui ressemble au raton laveur
    petit mammifère d'Asie qui ressemble au raton laveur

Origin of tanuki

japonais, tanuki (chien viverrin)

Terms related to tanuki

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animalAsiecanidéforêtfourrurejaponaismammifèrenocturnedivinitéespritfolkloreillusion

Examples of tanuki in a sentence

  • Les légendes japonaises parlent souvent du tanuki.
  • Un tanuki apparaît soudain dans le jardin du temple.
  • Les enfants ont dessiné un tanuki sur le tableau.
  • Le tanuki donne un aspect ancien au bonsaï.
  • Certains maîtres préfèrent éviter le tanuki pour rester naturels.

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  1. English:tanuki, Japanese raccoon dog, ...
  2. German:Marderhund, Tanuki-Technik, ...
  3. Italian:tanuki, cane procione giapponese, ...
  4. Spanish:tanuki, mapache japonés mágico, ...
  5. Portuguese:tanuki, guaxinim japonês, ...
  6. Chinese:狸猫, 日本传说中能变身的神奇生物, ...
  7. Japanese:タヌキ, 化け狸, ...
  8. Arabic:تانُوكي, مخلوق أسطوري ياباني, ...
  9. Hebrew:טָנוּקִי, טָאנוּקִי, ...
  10. Russian:тануки, японский енот, ...
  11. Ukrainian:танукі, японський єнот-танукі, ...
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