Japanese Weasel

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Translation

The Japanese word for "Japanese Weasel" is nihon-itachi ニホンイタチ.

Romaji	ni	ho	n	i	ta	chi
Hiragana	に	ほ	ん	い	た	ち
Katakana	ニ	ホ	ン	イ	タ	チ
Kanji	日	本		鼬
Meaning	Japan			Weasel
School Level	小１	小１		✕

What Japanese Weasel looks like. — Japanese Ferret on Tree

Mustela itatsi — Mustela itatsi

Synonyms

Mustela itatsi.

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: Japanese_weasel (ニホンイタチ)

Japanese Badger, Japanese Bush Warbler, Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel, Japanese Giant Flying Squirrel, Japanese Horned Beetle, Japanese Macaque, Japanese Nightingale, Japanese Quail, Japanese Raccoon Dog, Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle, Japanese Stream Toad, Japanese Toad, Japanese Tree Frog, itachi 鼬, shiro-itachi 白鼬.