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トゲネズミ (とげねずみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

トゲネズミ

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Meanings

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noun

Ryukyu spiny rat

usually written using kana alone

A species of rodent endemic to Amami Ōshima, Japan. Scientific name: Tokudaia osimensis.

トゲネズミは奄あま美み大おお島しまだけに生せい息そくする固こ有ゆう種しゅです。
The Ryukyu spiny rat is an endemic species found only on Amami Ōshima.

Written forms

トゲネズミ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this animal name; usually written in kana.
棘とげ鼠ねずみ
Kanji form using 棘 (thorn) and 鼠 (rat/mouse); rarely used.
刺とげ鼠ねずみ
Alternate kanji form using 刺 (thorn); rarely used.

Kanji

棘thorn, splinter, spine
鼠

rat, mouse, dark gray

刺thorn, pierce, stab

Etymology

Compound of 棘/刺 (toge, 'thorn') and 鼠 (nezumi, 'rat/mouse'), referring to the animal's spiny fur.