狐火

Japanese

Kanji in this term
狐	火
きつね Hyōgaiji	ひ > び Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 狐 (kitsune, “fox”) +‎ 火 (hi, “fire”).[1][2] The hi changes to bi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) きつねび [kìtsúnéꜜbì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
- IPA^(key): [kʲit͡sɨᵝne̞bʲi]

Noun

狐火 (hiragana きつねび, rōmaji kitsunebi)

will o' the wisp, foxfire

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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