ネズミ
Meanings
Noun
1. ネズミ目(齧歯目)ネズミ科に属する、小型の哺乳動物の総称。永久に伸び続ける門歯を持ち、丸い耳やとがった鼻先が特徴。
2. 関節の中に見られる骨・軟骨などの小片。膝関節に多く見られる。
3. 2のうち、特に野球の投手の利き腕の肘にできたもの。
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.