絹毛鼠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
絹	毛	鼠
きぬ Grade: 6	け > げ Grade: 2	ねずみ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

絹 (kinu, “silk”) +‎ 毛 (ke, “fur”) +‎ 鼠 (nezumi, “rat; mouse”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きぬげね​ずみ [kìnúgénéꜜzùmì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [kʲinɯ̟ᵝɡe̞ne̞zɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

絹(きぬ)毛(げ)鼠(ねずみ) or 絹毛鼠(キヌゲネズミ) • (kinugenezumi) 

1. (rare) Synonym of ハムスター (hamusutā, “hamster”)

Derived terms

• キヌゲネズミ科(か) (Kinugenezumi-ka)