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鼬いたちごっこ
Meanings
Noun
Idiomatic
Usually written in kana
1. going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth
2. itachigokko; Japanese children's game
original meaning
Alt. forms
いたちごっこ
56%
イタチごっこ
32%
鼬いたちごっこ
7%
イタチゴッコ
3%
Kanji used
鼬
weasel
Pitch accent
い
たちご
っこ
Used in: 16
Composed of
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.)