毛長鼬

Japanese

Kanji in this term
毛 長 鼬
け
Grade: 2 		なが
Grade: 2 		いたち
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 毛 (ke, “hair”) +‎ 長 (naga, “long”) +‎ 鼬 (itachi, “weasel”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けながいたち [kènágáíꜜtàchì] (Nakadaka – [4])
  • IPA(key): [ke̞na̠ɡa̠ita̠t͡ɕi]

Noun

毛(け)長(なが)鼬(いたち) or 毛長鼬(ケナガイタチ) • (kenagaitachi) 

  1. a polecat (weasel of the genus Mustela)
    ヨーロッパケナガイタチ
    Yōroppa kenagaitachi
    a European polecat
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