noun
Abbreviation of ネズミ, used in compounds or as a short form. Not a standalone word for the animal in modern Japanese.
See also: ネズミ
「鼠」は「ねずみ」の略称として、複合語の中で使われることがある。
鼠 is used as an abbreviation of ねずみ in compound words.
noun
Abbreviation used in color names such as ねずみ色 and 銀鼠. Not used as a standalone color word.
「銀鼠」の「鼠」は灰色を表す。
The 鼠 in 銀鼠 represents gray.