縞栗鼠
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 縞 | 栗 | 鼠 |
| しま Jinmeiyō |
り Jinmeiyō |
す Hyōgaiji |
| irregular | ||
Etymology
Compound of 縞 (shima, “stripe”) + 栗鼠 (risu, “squirrel”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
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Noun
縞栗鼠 or 縞栗鼠 • (shima risu)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as シマリス.
References
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 縞
- Japanese terms spelled with 栗
- Japanese terms spelled with 鼠
- Japanese terms read with irregular kanji readings
- Japanese compound terms
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms with multiple readings
- Japanese terms spelled with jinmeiyō kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with hyōgaiji kanji
- Japanese terms written with three Han script characters
- ja:Squirrels