いたち

いたち

Japanese

Alternative spellings
鼬 鼬鼠

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いたち [ìtáchí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ita̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

いたち or イタチ • (itachi) ^{←いたち (itati)?}

1. weasel

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Derived terms

• 鼬(いたち)ごっこ (itachi-gokko)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN