テン

noun

Japanese marten

Specifically refers to Martes melampus, the marten species native to Japan.

• テンは日本にほんの森しん林りんに生せい息そくする小こ型がたの哺ほ乳にゅう類るいです。

  The Japanese marten is a small mammal that inhabits Japanese forests.

noun

marten (genus Martes)

General term for any arboreal weasel-like mammal of the genus Martes, not limited to the Japanese species.

• ヨーロッパにはマツテンというテンの仲なか間まがいます。

  In Europe, there is a relative of the marten called the pine marten.