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