blok

Japanese: blok
blok

…They also climb trees and sometimes rest on them.
[Tradition, Folklore]
Badgers were called brocks (or blok in Danish) before the 18th century, and there were so many of them that many place names were derived from badgers, including the British place name Brockholes. In Europe, badgers are considered a symbol of common people who love the home and peace, and there is a German folk tale about a badger who reforms a sly fox through sincerity.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "blok" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…木にも登り,樹上で休息することがある。【今泉 吉晴】
[伝承,民俗]
 アナグマは18世紀以前にはブロックbrock(デンマーク語でblok)と呼ばれ,イギリスの地名ブロックホールズをはじめアナグマに由来する多くの地名が生まれたほど多数生息していた。ヨーロッパでは家庭と平和を愛する俗人のシンボルとされ,ドイツ民話には悪賢いキツネを誠意によって改心させるアナグマの話もある。…

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