狐

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes)

fox (i.e. a sly person)

soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu

Abbreviation

light brown; golden brown

牝狐／雌狐 only

female fox; vixen; she-fox

woman who deceives men

fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit

pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus; elf-fire; fen-fire

old, white fox (trad. said to have supernatural powers)

Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)

foxes and tanuki

sly fellow; deceiver

wild fox

やこ only

mythical fox capable of possessing people

celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)

possession by a fox spirit; person possessed by a fox spirit

Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)

silver fox

fox with supernatural powers

Formal or literary term

doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision

werefox

old fox; old-timer; schemer

foxhole; fox mound; fox earth

kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses

stoat

Internet slang

Firefox (web browser)

body odor (odour); abnormal underarm odor

fox with supernatural powers

lattice work

kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette

old fox

lemur