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げっ歯類 (gesshirui) Japanese meaning: rodents | Kotomora

げっ歯し類るい

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Meanings

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rodents

Zoological term for the order Rodentia.

げっ歯し類るいは前まえ歯ばが伸のび続つづける。
Rodents' front teeth grow continuously.

Kanji

歯tooth, cog
類sort, kind, variety
齧gnaw, nibble, munch

Written forms

げっ歯し類るい
Standard kanji spelling for 'rodents'.
齧げっ歯し類るい
Alternate kanji spelling using the traditional form of げっ.

ハムスターはげっ歯し類るいの一いっ種しゅです。

Hamsters are a type of rodent.

Etymology

Compound of げっ (啮, 'to gnaw') + 歯 (し, 'tooth') + 類 (るい, 'category'). The spelling げっ is a simplified form of 齧.