かまいたち
Meanings
Noun
1. cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind
2. mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
Kanji used
sickle
weasel
Pitch accent
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Composed of
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)