Noun
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi)
Usually written using kana alone
いたちはその悪臭で知られている。The weasel is noted for its bad smell. mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)
Usually written using kana alone
Also written 鼬鼠【いたち】
19 results for *鼬*
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貂てん
NounJapanese marten (Martes melampus) · marten (any arboreal weasel-like mammal of genus Martes)
鎌鼬かまいたち
Nouncut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind · mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
鼬鮫イタチザメ
Nountiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
鼬魚いたちうお
Noungoatsbeard brotula (species of ophidiiform fish, Brotula multibarbata)
鼬萩いたちはぎ
Nounfalse indigo (Amorpha fruticosa); bastard indigo; leadwort
猫鼬ねこいたち
Nounmongoose
毛長鼬けながいたち
Nounpolecat (Mustela putorius); ferret; fitch
朝鮮鼬ちょうせんいたち
NounKorean yellow weasel (Mustela sibirica coreana)
日本鼬にほんいたち
NounJapanese weasel (Mustela itatsi)
鼬穴熊いたちあなぐま
Nounferret badger (esp. the Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata)
鎧鼬魚よろいいたちうお
Nounsnubnose brotula; armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata)
黒足鼬クロアシイタチ
Nounblack-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes); American polecat; prairie dog hunter
鼬ごっこいたちごっこ
Noungoing round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth · itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
白イタチしろいたち
Nounferret
山いたちやまいたち
Nounstoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
いたちの道いたちのみち
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounnot writing or visiting someone; road of the weasel
いたちの道切りいたちのみちきり
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)not to write to or visit someone; road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)
イタチの最後っ屁いたちのさいごっぺ
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounfinal emergency measure; final defence when one is cornered