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mujina
mujina
English
Noun
"Mujina" from the Wakan Sansai Zue
mujina (plural mujina)
- (Japan, mythology) A badger. In some regions the term refers instead to the Japanese raccoon dog. In Japanese folklore, like the fox and the tanuki, they are frequently depicted as a yōkai that shapeshifts and deceives humans.