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kitsune

shapeshifting spirits in Japanese folk mythology often resembling foxes, sometimes with multiple tails
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Summary

kitsune ranks in the top 0.23% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,236 views/month, #182 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: shapeshifter[2], mythological fox[3]
  • Commons category: Kitsune[4]
  • Said to be the same as: Fox spirit[5], Gumiho[6], nine-tailed fox[7], Yegan[8]
  • Country of origin: Japan[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kitsune (fox)[10]
  • Present in work: Pom Poko[11]
  • Has effect: kitsunebi[12], kitsune no yomeiri[13], kitsunetsuki[14]
  • Name in native language: 狐[15]

Why It Matters

kitsune has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] kitsune is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . 47.251.54.224. 47.251.54.224. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · SuperPianoMan9167 · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Subclass of → shapeshifter, mythological fox
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Kitsune (fox)
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: fictional taxon"
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