山鼠

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Japanese

 ヤマネ on Japanese Wikipedia
Kanji in this term
やま
Grade: 1

Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

(yama, mountain) +‎ (ne, rat; mouse)

Pronunciation

Noun

(やま)() or 山鼠(ヤマネ) (yamane

  1. a Japanese dormouse (Glirulus japonicus)

Derived terms