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ハネジネズミ (hanejinezumi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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The elephant shrew is a small mammal that lives in Africa.
Have you ever seen an elephant shrew at the zoo?
Written forms ハネジネズミ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is standard for this animal name; usually written in kana.
跳はね 地じ 鼠ねずみ
Kanji form is rare and not in common use; the word is almost always written in kana.
Etymology Compound of 跳ね (hane, 'jumping') + 地 (ji, 'ground') + 鼠 (nezumi, 'mouse/rat'), describing its hopping movement and terrestrial habitat. The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the animal's characteristics.
