狐につままれる

Japanese

Kanji in this term
きつね
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
狐に摘まれる
狐に抓まれる

Etymology

Literally, to be bewitched by a fox.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʲit͡sɨne̞ ɲ̟i t͡sɨma̠ma̠ɾe̞ɾɯ̟]

Verb

(きつね)につままれる • (kitsune ni tsumamareruichidan (stem (きつね)につままれ (kitsune ni tsumamare), past (きつね)につままれた (kitsune ni tsumamareta))

  1. (idiomatic) to be taken aback or dumbfounded by something unexpected

Conjugation

See also

  • 狐に化かされる