Japanese

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Kanji in this term
きぬ
Grade: 6
け > げ
Grade: 2
ねずみ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

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(kinu, silk) +‎ (ke, fur) +‎ (nezumi, rat; mouse)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(きぬ)()(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

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN