しま
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. chipmunk (esp. the Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus)
Kanji used
stripe
chestnut
mouse
Pitch accent
まりす
Composed of
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Korean chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus barberi)
striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata)