いたち

Japanese

Alternative spellings
鼬 鼬鼠

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. weasel
   • 2020 March 21, Kimiko Ueno, “Greedy Bears”, in BNA ビー・エヌ・エー [BNA], episode 5, spoken by Marie Itami (Michiyo Murase), Toho/Netflix:

     ミ・ン・ク！イタチじゃなくて、ミンクのマリー！

     Mi n ku! Itachi janakute , minku no Marī!

     MI - N - K! I'm not a weasel, I'm Marie the mink!

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)