鼠
鼠

rat, mouse, dark gray

13 strokes

On

ソショ

Kun

ねずみねず

Dictionary

Common Words

ねずみ鼠ネズミNounFreq #10222
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Word usually written using kana alone

mouse; rat

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Abbreviation

dark gray; slate gray

りす栗鼠リスNounUsually kanaFreq #39300
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squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae)

Examples
リスは枝の中に隠れた。
A squirrel hid among the branches.
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Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

ねずみ色鼠色ねずみいろNoun～の Adj.Freq #44553
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dark gray; slate gray

イタチ鼬いたち鼬鼠NounUsually kanaFreq #46308
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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.
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mustelid (any mammal of family Mustelidae)

濡れ鼠ぬれねずみNounFreq #54226
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soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat

きす鱚鼠頭魚キスNounUsually kanaFreq #56646
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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NounFreq #56913
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cornered rat

袋のネズミ袋の鼠袋のねずみふくろのねずみNounExpressionFreq #63736
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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》NounUsually kanaFreq #74093
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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NounUsually kanaFreq #75865
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hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)

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