Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
なが
Grade: 2
いたち
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

From (ke, hair) +‎ (naga, long) +‎ (itachi, weasel).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

()(なが)(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