熊鼠

Chinese

bear; to scold; to rebuke rat; mouse
trad. (熊鼠)
simp. #(熊鼠)

Pronunciation


Noun

熊鼠

  1. (Yongchun Hokkien) rabbit

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
くま
Grade: 4
ねずみ
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

(くま) (kuma, prefix implying large size or strength) + (ねずみ) (nezumi, rat; mouse).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まねずみ [kùmánéꜜzùmì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ma̠ne̞zɨmʲi]

Noun

(くま)(ねずみ) or 熊鼠(クマネズミ) • (kumanezumi

  1. black rat, Rattus rattus

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN