Word Meaning 鼬の道切り

いたちのみちきり itachi no michikiri

鼬の道切り is read as いたちのみちきり (itachi no michikiri) and means not to write to or visit someone.

Meaning

English

  1. not to write to or visit someone
  2. road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)

Reading

Kana

いたちのみちきり

Romaji

itachi no michikiri

Writing Variants

  • いたちの道切り いたちのみちきり itachinomichikiri

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 37 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb Rank 148418 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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鼬の道

いたちのみち

not writing or visiting someone

締め切り

しめきり

closing (a door, window, etc.)

道のり

みちのり

distance

貸し切り

かしきり

reserving (for exclusive use)

切り

きり

delivery date (of a futures contract)

思い切り

おもいきり

resolution

切り取り

きりどり

cutting (for a railroad, highway, etc.)

区切り

くぎり

pause (in speech, writing, etc.)

指切り

ゆびきり

pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise)

打ち切り

うちきり

end of play (in go)

皮切り

かわきり

beginning

飛び切り

とびきり

jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)