Meditations of a Yako
Last updated 2026-08-17
"With her age and experience, Yae Miko is one of the most learned in the land, even if the spur-of-the-moment stories she enjoys telling make this hard to believe."
Meditations of a Yako is Yae Miko's Utility Passive.
Gameplay Notes
- This has a chance to take effect when Crafting Talent Books.
- For example, when Yae Miko crafts
Philosophies of Light ×1 using 
Guide to Light ×3, there is a chance to obtain:
Guide to Elegance ×1, or
Guide to Transience ×1.
- For example, when Yae Miko crafts
- The following Talent is identical to this talent:
Preview
Trivia
Etymology
- Yako (lit. "Wild Fox") refers to the lowest ranking fox spirits in the Japanese folklore.
- The Japanese name "Yako Setsu-Zen" literally means "A Wild Fox Teaches Zen."
- The wording is probably a reference to the Zen Buddhist idiom yako-zen (Japanese: 野狐禅 lit. "wild fox's Zen"), meaning "pretentious monk" or "know-it-all person," originating from an episode in the Chinese Zen book The Gateless Barrier (early 13th century).
- It may be also a nod to the legend of the kitsune Hakuzousu. Once upon a time, a kitsune transformed into a Zen monk in order to teach Zen Buddhism to a cruel hunter, only to find their disguise was unsuccessful. People felt great pity for the kitsune's death, and since then many shrines and temples have been dedicated to them.
- Later, a playwright wrote a kyougen-style play on this legend, whose title Konkai (Japanese: 吼噦 "Howling of Fox") is used in the Chinese and Japanese names of the constellation Fox's Mooncall.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Meditations of a Yako | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 野狐说禅 Yěhú Shuō Chán | Yako's Teaching of Zen[※] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 野狐說禪 Yěhú Shuō Chán | |
| Japanese | 野狐説禅 Yako Setsu-Zen[!] | Yako's Teaching of Zen |
| Korean | 여우의 담선 Yeo'u-ui Damseon | Meditations of Fox |
| Spanish | Meditación de yako | Meditation of Yako |
| French | Méditation d'une yako | Meditation of a Yako |
| Russian | Медитация яко Meditatsiya yako | Meditation of a Yako |
| Thai | Meditations of a Yako | — |
| Vietnamese | Hồ Ly Thiền Định | Fox Spirit's Meditating[• 1] |
| German | Yako-Meditation | Yako Meditation |
| Indonesian | Meditations of a Yako | — |
| Portuguese | Meditações de uma Yako | Meditations of a Yako |
| Turkish | Yako Meditasyonu | Yako Meditation |
| Italian | Meditazioni da Yako | Yako's Meditations |
- ↑ Vietnamese: More literally, "a fox spirit meditates." Thiền Định (禪定) specifically refers to Buddhist meditation.
Change History
Released in Version 2.5
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