砂鼠

See also: 沙鼠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
砂 鼠
すな
Grade: 6 		ねずみ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

砂 (suna, “sand”) +‎ 鼠 (nezumi, “rat; mouse”)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) すなねずみ [sùnánéꜜzùmì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [sɨna̠ne̞zɨmʲi]

Noun

砂(すな)鼠(ねずみ) or 砂鼠(スナネズミ) • (sunanezumi) 

  1. a Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)
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