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白ネズミ (しろねずみ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

白しろネズミ

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Meanings

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noun

white mouse; white rat

Refers to albino laboratory mice or rats, or white-furred rodents in general.

実じっ験けん室しつで白しろネズミを飼し育いくしている。
They are breeding white mice in the laboratory.
白しろネズミが迷めい路ろを走はしる実じっ験けんを見みた。
I saw an experiment where a white rat ran through a maze.

Written forms

白しろネズミUsage73%
Common mixed kanji-katakana spelling.
白しろねずみUsage27%
search-only kanji form
Search-only form; not a standard written variant.
白しろ鼠ねずみ
Kanji spelling using 鼠; less common but still used.

Kanji

白

white

鼠rat, mouse, dark gray

Similar words

マウス
マウス is a more general term for mouse (including computer mouse), while 白ネズミ specifically refers to a white mouse or rat.
ラット
ラット is a general term for rat, often used in scientific contexts, while 白ネズミ emphasizes the white color.

Etymology

Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') and ネズミ (ねずみ, 'mouse/rat'). The katakana spelling ネズミ is common for the animal name.