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Japanese symbol for “ermine”

Romaji: aamin
ermine (Mustela erminea); stoat (esp. winter coat); short-tailed weasel

In Japanese, ermine is (aamin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n ermine (Mustela erminea); stoat (esp. winter coat); short-tailed weasel

Other Japanese words for “ermine”

WordReadingMeaning
エルミン eruminermine (Mustela erminea); stoat (esp. winter coat); short-tailed weasel
オコジョ okojostoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
しろてん shirotenermine
やまいたち yamaitachistoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.