鼠
ね
ず
Meanings
1
abbreviation
Abbreviation of ネズミ, used in compounds or as a short form. Not a standalone word for the animal in modern Japanese.
See also: ねずみ
鼠 is used as an abbreviation of ねずみ in compound words.
2
abbreviation
Abbreviation used in color names such as ねずみ色 and 銀鼠. Not used as a standalone color word.
The 鼠 in 銀鼠 represents gray.