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kitsunebi

atmospheric ghost lights in Japanese folklore
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kitsunebi

Summary

kitsunebi ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • kitsunebi is a type of yōkai[2].
  • kitsunebi is a type of atmospheric ghost lights[3].
  • kitsunebi's Commons category is recorded as Kitsunebi[4].
  • kitsunebi's has cause is recorded as kitsune[5].
  • kitsunebi's name in kana is recorded as きつねび[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include yōkai[2] and atmospheric ghost lights[3].

Why It Matters

kitsunebi ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[1] kitsunebi has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] kitsunebi is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). kitsunebi. Retrieved October 8, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kitsunebi
MLA “kitsunebi.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 8 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kitsunebi.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kitsunebi_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{kitsunebi}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kitsunebi}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-08}}
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  1. 2d ago · Immanuelle · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → shinto:Kitsunebi
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'ms', 'zh']
    Has cause → kitsune
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6262]]: shinto:Kitsunebi, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791182916249"
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