鼬 — kanji meaning “weasel”
鼬
weasel, skunk, ermine
- Meanings
- weasel, skunk, ermine
- On'yomi
- ユウ (yuu)、ユ (yu)
- Kun'yomi
- いたち
- Strokes
- 18
- Classical radical
- 208
- Chinese reading
- yòu — Chinese character page
Words with 鼬
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鎌鼬 | かまいたち kamaitachi | cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind |
| 鼬ごっこ | いたちごっこ itachigokko | going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth |
| 鼬鮫 | いたちざめ itachizame | tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) |
| 毛長鼬 | けながいたち kenagaitachi | polecat (Mustela putorius); ferret; fitch |
| 鼬魚 | いたちうお itachiuo | goatsbeard brotula (species of ophidiiform fish, Brotula multibarbata) |
| 朝鮮鼬 | ちょうせんいたち chousen'itachi | Korean yellow weasel (Mustela sibirica coreana) |
| 日本鼬 | にほんいたち nihon'itachi | Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi) |
| 鼬萩 | いたちはぎ itachihagi | false indigo (Amorpha fruticosa); bastard indigo; leadwort |
| 鼬穴熊 | いたちあなぐま itachianaguma | ferret badger (esp. the Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata) |
| 鎧鼬魚 | よろいいたちうお yoroiitachiuo | snubnose brotula; armoured cusk (Hoplobrotula armata) |
| 猫鼬 | ねこいたち nekoitachi | mongoose |
| 黒足鼬 | くろあしいたち kuroashiitachi | black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes); American polecat; prairie dog hunter |
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