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Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae)
2. Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (11 in total)
Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
chipmunk (esp. the Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus)
ground squirrel (esp. a ground squirrel of North America or Africa)
Examples (17 in total)
"Did you see squirrels?" "Yes, I did."
Was that a squirrel?
Everyone likes squirrels.