ネズミ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. mouse; rat
2. dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
Pitch accent
ズミ
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Used in vocabulary (72 in total)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
Examples (16 in total)
I saw a mouse.
Are you afraid of rats?
I caught a mouse.
Mickey Mouse is a mouse.
Rats breed rapidly.
Is the rat alive or dead?
Did you see that small mouse?
Is the mouse dead or alive?
He stood up and looked at the mouse.
Modern cats don't eat rats.
This cat doesn't chase mice.
He is as timid as a mouse.
The cat was playing with a live mouse.
The rat was killed by Tom with a stick.
What's the best way to catch mice?
He says he must get rid of the mice that are in the attic.