What does kanji 鼠 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鼠 is dark gray.

How is kanji 鼠 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鼠 are ねず, ねずみ; the onyomi readings are ショ, ソ.

What words use kanji 鼠?

Example words that use kanji 鼠 include 鼠, ネズミチフス菌, ねずみの嫁入り, ネズミ亜目.

Pre-Level 1

鼠

Meaning

Kanji 鼠

dark gray

dark gray, mouse, rat

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: ねずねずみ
Onyomi 音読み: ショソ
Nanori 名乗り: -

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Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
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Showing 36 of 174 entries that include this kanji.

鼠

ねずみ

mouse

ネズミチフス菌

ネズミチフスきん

Salmonella typhimurium

ねずみの嫁入り

ねずみのよめいり

The Mouse's Marriage

ネズミ亜目

ネズミあもく

Myomorpha (suborder of rodents)

ねずみ花火

ねずみはなび

Catherine wheel (firework)

ねずみ講

ねずみこう

pyramid scheme

ねずみ色

ねずみいろ

dark gray

ねずみ返し

ねずみがえし

rat guard

ネズミ捕り

ねずみとり

rat poison

黒梅擬

くろうめもどき

Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica var. decipiens)

鼠カンガルー

ねずみカンガルー

rat kangaroo (any marsupial of family Potoroidae, incl. bettongs and potoroos)

鼠疫

そえき

plague

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Example sentences

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台所で鼠を見かけた。

I saw a rat in the kitchen.

その猫は鼠を追いかけている。

That cat is chasing a mouse.

古い家には鼠が出やすい。

Mice tend to appear in old houses.

鼠の足音で目が覚めた。

I woke up because of the sound of a mouse's footsteps.

倉庫の隅に鼠の穴がある。

There is a rat hole in the corner of the warehouse.

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Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 6 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

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