マウス

Japanese

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マウス

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ma̠ɯ̟sɨ]
(Tokyo) マウス [máꜜùsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Maus,^[3]^[4]^[5] English mouse.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The computing sense is a semantic loan from English mouse.

Noun

マウス • (mausu)

(zoology) a mouse, especially a laboratory mouse
- 2025 August 6, “AUNの呼吸でがん倒す”, in 中日新聞 [Chunichi Shimbun], 朝刊（市民版） [Nagoya morning] edition, number 29696, 社会, page 23:
  人のがん細胞を移植したマウスで効果を確認。
  Hito no gan saibō o ishoku shita mausu de kōka o kakunin.
  Its effectiveness was confirmed in mice transplanted with human cancer cells.
(computing) a mouse (input device)

Usage notes

For the zoological sense, the term 鼠(ねずみ) (nezumi) tends to be used more often.

Synonyms

(the animal): 鼠(ねずみ) (nezumi)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mouth.^[1]^[4]

Noun

マウス • (mausu)

mouth

Usage notes

Commonly known due to English language learning in the public school system, but only very rarely used. In common conversation, the term 口(くち) (kuchi) is used instead.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[KDJ-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJS-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[SMK5-5] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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