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鼠
鼠
13 strokes

Meanings

rat
mouse
dark gray

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソ
ショ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ねずみ
ねず

Common Words

ねずみ
鼠
ネズミ
Noun
Freq #10222
1

Word usually written using kana alone

mouse; rat

2

Abbreviation

dark gray; slate gray

りす
栗鼠
リス
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #39300
1

squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae)

Examples
リスは枝の中に隠れた。
A squirrel hid among the branches.
2

Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

ねずみ色
鼠色
ねずみいろ
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #44553
1

dark gray; slate gray

イタチ
鼬
いたち
鼬鼠
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #46308
1

weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi)

Examples
いたちはその悪臭で知られている。
The weasel is noted for its bad smell.
2

mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)

濡れ鼠
ぬれねずみ
Noun
Freq #54226
1

soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat

きす
鱚
鼠頭魚
キス
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #56646
1

鼠頭魚 is gikun

sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)

Examples
彼女にばっちりキスされちゃったよ。
She kissed me full on the lips.
窮鼠
きゅうそ
Noun
Freq #56913
1

cornered rat

袋のネズミ
袋の鼠
袋のねずみ
ふくろのねずみ
Expression
Noun
Freq #63736
1

trapped with no way of escape; rat in a bag

Examples
敵はもう袋のネズミだ。
The enemy is caught like a mouse in a trap.
《 なまこ 》
海鼠
かいそ
ナマコ
《 こ 》
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #74093
1

Often translated as "sea slug" in anglicized haikus

sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)

はりねずみ
針鼠
針ねずみ
蝟
ハリネズミ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #75865
1

hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)

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