谷地鼠
Japanese
Kanji in this term
谷
地
鼠
や
Grade: 2
ち
Grade: 2
ねずみ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
kan'on
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
野地鼠
Etymology
谷地
(
yachi
,
“
swamp
”
)
+
鼠
(
nezumi
,
“
rat
;
mouse
”
)
Pronunciation
(
Tokyo
)
や
ちね
ずみ
[yàchínéꜜzùmì]
(
Nakadaka
– [3])
IPA
(key)
:
[ja̠t͡ɕine̞zɨmʲi]
Noun
谷
(
や
)
地
(
ち
)
鼠
(
ねずみ
)
or
谷地鼠
(
ヤチネズミ
)
• (
yachinezumi
)
a
Japanese red-backed vole
(
Myodes andersoni
)