Translation
wīzeru means "Weasel" in English.
It's a katakanization, a loan-word.
- Weasels of JapanIn Japan, Weasels are Japanese, so itachi イタチ usually refers to the Japanese Weasel, the nihon-itachi ニホンイタチ.
| Romaji | wii | ze | ru | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katakana | ウィ | ー | ゼ | ル |
| Hiragana | うぃ | ー | ぜ | る |
Orthography Notes
- wiizeru is another way to romanize this word.
- ウィ is a compound kana representing a single syllable with multiple characters.
- ウィー contains a long dash called the prolonged sound mark which makes the vowel of the syllable longer.
Synonyms
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