Keyword
mouse
Info
FrequencyTop 2200-2300
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2856
Readings
ねず
(41%)
(4%)
(2%)
Composed of
mortar (a hollow cup)
L-shaped leg
droplet
droplet
L-shaped leg
droplet
droplet
slash left
Mnemonic

A highly stylized pictograph of a mouse.

The top part is the head, in the bottom left corner we can see two of its legs, with four patches of fur, and on the right is its tail.

Used in kanji (5 in total)
weasel
flee
flying squirrel
kind of insectivorous rodent
Used in vocabulary (195 in total)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Examples (8 in total)
There are many rats on the ship.
This mouse was killed by my cat.
Cats don't eat mice these days.
When the cat's away, the mice will play.
Rabbits are usually larger than mice.
A mouse is running around the room.
A squirrel is taking a bath in the pond.
Two little squirrels, a white squirrel and a black squirrel, lived in a large forest.