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# How to pronounce "tanuki" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/tɑˈnuki/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ta·nu·ki**
- **Stress**: **NU** — say this syllable louder and longer

## Meaning & Usage

### NOUN
- A raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.
  - *Example*: "At my onboarding, I was told that one of GitHub's employees identified as a tanuki, a Japanese raccoon dog—this was fine."
- A folkloric figure in the form of a tanuki, regarded as a shapeshifter and renowned for its enormous scrotum and testicles.

### Example Sentences
- "At my onboarding, I was told that one of GitHub's employees identified as a tanuki, a Japanese raccoon dog—this was fine."

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "tanuki"

- **Syllables**: ta · nu · ki
- **Stress**: NU — say this syllable louder and longer
- **IPA**: `/tɑˈnuki/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed /NU/ in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Words

### Related Concepts
[mangut](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/mangut)

## Related Pronunciations

[tabuli](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tabuli), [tacnuke](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/tacnuke)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “tanuki”?
“tanuki” is pronounced /tɑˈnuki/ (ta · nu · ki). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “tanuki”?
“tanuki” has 3 syllables: ta · nu · ki.

### Where is the stress in “tanuki”?
The primary stress in “tanuki” is on “NU”.

### What does “tanuki” mean?
A raccoon dog, Nyctereutes viverrinus.


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