畑鼠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
畑	鼠
はた Grade: 3	ねずみ Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

畑 (hata, “field”) +‎ 鼠 (nezumi, “mouse”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はたねずみ [hàtánéꜜzùmì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠ta̠ne̞zɨmʲi]

Noun

畑(はた)鼠(ねずみ) or 畑鼠(ハタネズミ) • (hatanezumi) 

1. a Japanese grass vole (Microtus montebelli)

Derived terms

• 水(ミズ)畑(ハタ)鼠(ネズミ) (mizuhatanezumi, “European water vole (Arvicola amphibius)”)