JLPT N3 Intermediate
鼠
「ねずみ」
Mouse, rat, or dark gray.
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Other forms
ネズミ katakana, for scientific contexts
鼠 kanji, less common
1 Noun
Mouse / Rat
A general term for small rodents of the family Muridae, covering both mice and rats.
Example
家 に ねずみ が 出た ので 、 ちょっと 怖い です 。
A mouse showed up in my house, so I'm a little scared.
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2 Noun
Mouse-Gray Color
A dark gray shade resembling the fur of a rodent.
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