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こんこん

kon-kon

Fox's bark (literary/folklore)

The traditional Japanese representation of a fox's cry. In folklore, foxes (kitsune) are mystical creatures, and kon-kon is their signature call in children's songs and fairy tales.

💡Singing a children's folk song — 'The fox in the mountain goes kon-kon.'

Example

きつねがこんこんと鳴いている。

The fox is crying kon-kon.

Quiz yourself

In the old folk tale, the fox cries ___ in the snowy mountains.

昔話の中で、きつねが雪山で○○と鳴いている。

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