川鼠

河鼠

Readings

Kana: かわねずみ、カワネズミ

Romaji: kawanezumi, kawanezumi

Definition

noun

1

Japanese water shrew (Chimarrogale platycephala)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

川

Readings: セン、 かわ

Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

鼠

Readings: ソ、 ショ、 ねずみ、 ねず

Meanings: rat, mouse, dark gray

河

Readings: カ、 かわ

Meaning: river