しま
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. chipmunk (esp. the Siberian chipmunk, Tamias sibiricus)
Kanji used
stripe
chestnut
mouse
Pitch accent
まりす
Composed of
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Korean chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus barberi)
striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata)
Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
Tamias sibiricus lineatus (subspecies of Siberian chipmunk native to Hokkaido)