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いたち
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi)
2. mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
Alt. forms
イタチ
65%
鼬いたち
24%
いたち
9%
鼬鼠いたち
Pitch accent
い
たち
Used in: 131
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
not to write to or visit someone; (lit.) road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)
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