Is こんこん onomatopoeia for foxes?


I mentioned [こんこん](https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/japanese-onomatopoeia/) to
a native speaker, and he hadn't heard it before.

Is こんこん the standard onomatopoeia for foxes? If not, what does the fox say?




「こんこん」 is just about the only onomatopoeia for a fox's cry. It is difficult to
believe what your native speaker friend(?) has told you. I honestly do not
even know of an alternative onomatopoeia for that.

In fact, 「こんこん」 can even mean a "fox" itself just like 「わんわん」 can mean a "dog"
when speaking to toddlers.

See what
[デジタル大辞泉{だいじせん}](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E3%81%93%E3%82%93%E3%81%93%E3%82%93-506073#E3.83.87.E3.82.B8.E3.82.BF.E3.83.AB.E5.A4.A7.E8.BE.9E.E6.B3.89)
says.

> ［副］

> １ せきをするときの声を表す語。

> ２ **狐{きつね}の鳴{な}き声{ごえ}を表{あらわ}す語{ご}。**

> ３ 固い物が軽く打ち当たったときに発する音を表す語。「扉をこんこん（と）ノックする」

> ４ 雪や雨などがさかんに降るさま。

> ［名］ **狐のこと** 。

My own TL of the above:

> [Adverb]:

>   1. Onomatopoeia for coughing
>

>   2. Onomatopoeia for a fox's cry
>

>   3. Knocking sound
>

>   4. Onomatopoeia for heavy snow or rain
>

> [Noun]: A fox.

Here is a famous children's song about foxes which is named none other than
「こぎつねこんこん」 and I still could not believe there is a native speaker who grew up
not listening to or singing it:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOuoIQWlrHs>

In children's stories as well, I could not remember another onomatopoeia used
for a fox.

