also: むぐら · もぐらもち · むぐらもち · どりゅう
noun
Refers to the animal, especially the small Japanese mole (Mogera imaizumii). Usually written in kana.
庭にモグラの穴がいくつかある。
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.
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.