砂鼠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
砂	鼠
すな Grade: 6	ねずみ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) すなねずみ [sùnánéꜜzùmì] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA^(key): [sɨᵝna̠ne̞zɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

砂鼠 (hiragana すなねずみ, katakana スナネズミ, rōmaji sunanezumi)

a Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)

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