field mouse; meadow mouse
Refers to small wild mice living in fields or meadows, as opposed to house mice.
In autumn, many field mice appear in the fields.
Field mice store up food in preparation for winter.
Full kanji spelling using 鼠; less common and may be harder to read.
Katakana spelling, sometimes used in biological contexts or for emphasis.
Compound of 野 (の, 'field') and 鼠 (ねずみ, 'mouse'). The reading is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings.