18 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

weasel, skunk, ermine

Kun'yomi
  • weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi) ②mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ユウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

いたち 100.0%

Character Breakdown

weasel, skunk, ermine
いたち ユウ ユ (Kentei 1)
rat, mouse, dark gray
ねずみ ソ ショ (Kentei Pre-1)
mortar
うす キュウ グ (11th)
wherefore, a reason
ユウ ユ ユイ (3rd, N3)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ

Common Words

cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind ②mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
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References

Unicode hex code 9F2C
JIS X 0208 1-83-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5418
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 7079
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 48427
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a18.1
Four corner code 7571.6