鼬
Readings
Kana:
ユウ、ユ、いたち
Romaji:
yuu, yu, itachi
Meanings
weasel, skunk, ermine
Stroke Diagram
Kanji Info
Stroke Count:
18
Radical Number:
208
Frequency:
Grade:
Skip Pattern:
3-13-5
Korean Reading:
yu
Chinese Reading:
you4
Unicode:
9f2c
JIS:
736C
Indexes
Nelson Index: 5418
New Nelson Index: 7079
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a18.1
Four Corner Index: 7571.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 48427
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.1069
Words
鼬
(いたち、イタチ)
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
鼬ごっこ
(いたちごっこ、イタチごっこ、イタチゴッコ)
doing the same thing repeatedly
鎧鼬魚
(よろいいたちうお、ヨロイイタチウオ)
snubnose brotula; armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata)
鼬鮫
(いたちざめ、イタチザメ)
tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
鼬魚
(いたちうお、イタチウオ)
goatsbeard brotula (species of ophidiiform fish, Brotula multibarbata)
いたちの道
(いたちのみち)
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)
鎌鼬
(かまいたち)
type Japanese folkloric monster (yokai), thought to be a trio of weasels who appear in a whirlwind to cut their victim; cut caused by whirlwind
鼬萩
(いたちはぎ、イタチハギ)
false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa); bastard indigo; leadwort
鼬穴熊
(いたちあなぐま、イタチアナグマ)
ferret badger (esp. the Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata)
鼬の最後っ屁
(いたちのさいごっぺ)
final emergency measure; final defence when one is cornered (defense); the final fart of a weasel