also: むぐら · もぐらもち · むぐらもち · どりゅう
Refers to the animal, especially the small Japanese mole (Mogera imaizumii). Usually written in kana.
There are several mole holes in the garden.
モグラは土の中で生活している。
Moles live underground.
southern marsupial mole
golden mole
Kloss's mole (Euroscaptor klossi)
long-nosed mole
mole driving; ceremonial mole chasing
star-nosed mole
eastern mole; common mole
Himalayan mole; Euroscaptor micrura
giant burrowing cockroach
Usually written in katakana; the most common practical spelling.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Ateji kanji form; rarely used in modern writing.
Variant ateji kanji form; even less common than 土竜.
Obsolete kana form.
Obsolete longer form.
Obsolete longer form with obsolete kana.
Obsolete on'yomi-based reading.
Obsolete longer katakana form.
The origin is uncertain. The kanji 土竜 (earth dragon) are ateji applied to the native Japanese word もぐら.