ヒメネズミ

noun

small Japanese field mouse

Refers specifically to Apodemus argenteus, a small native rodent. In everyday contexts, it may be used loosely for any small field mouse.

• ヒメネズミは夜や行こう性せいで、木きの実みを食たべる。

  The small Japanese field mouse is nocturnal and eats nuts.

• 山やま小ご屋やでヒメネズミを見みかけた。

  I saw a small Japanese field mouse at the mountain hut.