tanuki
Asian canid, misleading name
A tanuki is a raccoon dog, a canid native to East Asia that resembles a raccoon but is more closely related to foxes and wolves.
In Japanese folklore, tanuki are mischievous shapeshifters often depicted with comically large testicles, associated with good fortune and sake drinking.
Ceramic tanuki statues appear outside Japanese restaurants and businesses as good-luck charms.
Japanese supernatural entity
- shapeshiftingTransforming into other beings
- statuesThree-dimensional sculpted likenesses
- straw-hatWoven plant-fiber headwear
- teapotSteeping and serving vessel
mischievous · prosperity · luck · merchant · restaurant · ceramic · leaf · transformation
Someone who plays tricks
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- slyCleverly deceptive
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
shapeshifter · hoax · wily · roguish · impish · schemer · jester · foolery
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- canineOf or like dogs
- omnivoreEats plants and animals
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
forest · burrow · fauna · quadruped · furry · tail · whiskers · foraging
Good fortune, success
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
gratitude · trust · fertility · abundance · merchant · business · protection · hospitality
Italian masculine name
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- video-gameInteractive electronic entertainment
- mascotGroup's symbolic figure
character · illustration · woodblock · ukiyo-e · caricature · anthropomorphic
yokai
Japanese supernatural entity
- shapeshiftingTransforming into other beings
- statuesThree-dimensional sculpted likenesses
- straw-hatWoven plant-fiber headwear
teapot · mischievous · prosperity · luck · merchant · restaurant · ceramic · leaf · transformation · supernatural
prankster
Someone who plays tricks
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- slyCleverly deceptive
deception · shapeshifter · hoax · wily · roguish · impish · schemer · jester · foolery · illusion
mammal
Warm-blooded, milk-producing animal
wildlife · forest · burrow · fauna · quadruped · furry · tail · whiskers · foraging · pelt
prosperity
Good fortune, success
- luckChance affecting outcomes
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
virtue · gratitude · trust · fertility · abundance · merchant · business · protection · hospitality · welcome
Mario
Italian masculine name
- animeJapanese cartoon art form
- mangaJapanese comic medium
- video-gameInteractive electronic entertainment
mascot · character · illustration · woodblock · ukiyo-e · caricature · anthropomorphic
- mythical creaturesdragon, dragons, vampire, vampires, werewolf
- Asian wildlifesnow leopard, giant panda, Asiatic lion, Siberian tiger, red panda
- Eurasian wildlifeSiberian tiger, giant panda, red panda, snow leopard, Asian elephant
- magical transformationshapeshifting, metamorphosis, polymorph, transfiguration, transmogrification
- Japanese folkloreyokai, kitsune, tengu, oni, kappa
- Asian Folkloreyokai, kitsune, oni, tengu, folktales
tanukikitsune
Japanese folklore shapeshifter
fox spirit · tengu · nine-tailed fox · oni · dragon