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白しろイタチ

Meanings

1

noun

Refers to the domesticated ferret, often kept as a pet. The term literally means 'white weasel'.

See also: フェレット

友とも達だちが白しろイタチを飼かっている。
My friend keeps a ferret.
白しろイタチは好こう奇き心しんが強つよい動どう物ぶつだ。
Ferrets are curious animals.

Written forms

白しろイタチUsage100%
Standard mixed kanji-katakana spelling for 'ferret'.
白しろいたち
Hiragana spelling of the second part; less common than the katakana form.
白しろ鼬いたち
Rare kanji spelling using 鼬 (weasel); not commonly used.
シロイタチ
kana-only spelling
Full katakana spelling; often used in biological or pet contexts.

Kanji

白

white

鼬weasel, skunk, ermine

Similar words

フェレット
フェレット is the direct loanword from English and is more common in modern Japanese. 白イタチ is a native Japanese term that literally describes the animal's appearance.
イタチ
イタチ means 'weasel', a related but wild animal. 白イタチ specifically refers to the domesticated ferret.

Etymology

Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') and イタチ (weasel), referring to the typical pale coloration of domesticated ferrets.