木き鼠ねずみきねずみMeanings1nounsquirrelA somewhat dated or literary term for squirrel; in modern everyday Japanese, リス is far more common.昔むかし話ばなしには、きねずみが木きの実みを集あつめる場ば面めんが出でてくる。In old tales, there are scenes where squirrels gather nuts.