The early Kamakura-period Mizukagami indicates that it means "came (ki) [perfective aspect particle tsu] to bedroom (ne)", from a legend that a kitsune could take a human woman form, marry a man, and bear children.
When a kitsune take human form and marries a human, they often have children. When the offspring are human, they inherit abilities (special physical or supernatural qualities). These in turn are passed to their children.
Society, Love and Procreation. Kitsune typically live with their family until they are of age. From here, they may stay with them for a while, but most are inclined to wander and seek out wisdom, as well as a mate. The majority of Kitsune are Monogamous, taking one mate at a time and being faithful to them.
Perhaps fittingly given their divine patron's portfolio as a fertility deity, pregnancy for Kitsunes is short (often under 3 months), and multiple births are relatively common. A common belief is that a Kitsune will never have more kits in a litter than she has tails, but this has never been proven.
A kitsune's fur changes to silver when they hit 1,000 years and gold when they hit 5,000 years. They go into heat at 17. Kitsune are immortal; they age much like elves, though somewhat faster. Gestation equals 7.5 months.
Japanese Kitsune Romance
There are many stories in Japanese folklore of kitsune falling in love with a human man and choosing to live out their lives in the human world. Most of the stories follow the same pattern: a young man falls in love with a beautiful fox lady, and they marry, unaware of the fox's real identity.
Kitsune were said to seek human company for many reasons, but mostly nefarious. Usually, they were interested in sucking away a person's life force or eating their flesh to steal their abilities, memories, knowledge, and human form.
A human and a kitsune who have a child will produce one of two things: A human child or a kitsune child. Which one occurs depends on chance as much as anything else.
The lifespan of a kitsune depends strongly on the number of tails they have, with one tailed individuals living 75 years or so, while those with multiple tails can live well into their second century and beyond.
A female. red fox is. called a. vixen. A male fox is called a dog fox and young foxes are called pups,cubs, or kits.
The Human and Kitsune hybrid clan is a rare clan, that is usually never seen especially in a humans lifetime. A reason for this hybrid being so rare is that these species don't mate and the hybrids are made from magic, and they can only reproduce with other hybrids which is rare. Advertisement.
Are Kitsunes flirty? Though kitsune may flirt or seduce their prey to get closer to them, it is preferred if they feed only off the wicked or have a willing partner.
Shapeshifting: Kitsunes are able to shapeshift themselves into other forms. Kitsunes can either make themselves an older version of themselves or even a younger version as well as changing their height and weight. They can even change their gender to that of the opposite one if they so please.
Born usually from a human and a kitsune parent, half-kitsune is a combination of the two.
Tamamo-No-Mae, The Kitsune Queen.
Kitsunes are born with a single tail which is considered smaller and thinner than a normal fox tail, this tail will naturally grow over time developing into a full foxtail by the time they are in their first 15 years of their life, then eventually by the time they reach the age of 100, it will be fully developed into a ...
Kaze Kitsune
These kitsune are incredibly rare and are said to bring good luck to those who find them.
Size: Kitsune are about the same size as humans, ranging from 5 to 6 feet tall.
Kitsune is often portrayed as mischievous and known for playing tricks on humans. However, it can also be seen as a symbol of good fortune, particularly in the Shinto religion from Japan.
Weaknesses. Kitsune are vulnerable to iron, and are greatly wounded if their real tail is removed. They can be killed by the destruction of their star ball, regretting their actions (known as the Sin of Regret) or by blessed weapons.
Accelerated Healing: Kitsune possess an enhanced regenerative healing ability that gives them immunity from any human illness or condition.
Stories depict them as intelligent beings and as possessing magical abilities that increase with their age and wisdom. Their powers include illusions, shapeshifting (particularly to human form), possession, and especially the ability to use foxfire.
Canidae: Kitsunes are known to have a great fear and hatred of dogs and wolves. Some become so rattled by the presence of that they will revert to the shape of a fox and flee.
Kitsune have a fear and hatred of dogs even while in human form, and some become so rattled by the presence of dogs that they revert to the shape of a fox and flee.
In Japanese mythology abura-age is the favorite food of kitsune and Inari.