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Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae)
2. Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Pitch accent
Top 13500
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.
The squirrel is climbing the tree.
The squirrel is looking for nuts.
Why do dogs chase squirrels?
I saw a squirrel this morning.
I’ve always wanted to have a pet squirrel.
The dog barked at the squirrel.
Tom loves squirrels.
"I love trees," said the squirrel.
The park was full of squirrels.
That squirrel stole my acorn!
The squirrel closed its eyes and began to count hazelnuts.
Why is my dog obsessed with squirrels?
Mary was wearing an apron with the image of a squirrel on it.
I had never seen so many squirrels in my life.