This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ソ、ショ、ねずみ、ねず
Romaji: so, sho, nezumi, nezu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

rat, mouse, dark gray

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  208
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-6-7
Korean Reading:  seo
Chinese Reading:  shu3
Unicode:  9f20
JIS:  414D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2693
Nelson Index: 5417
New Nelson Index: 7078
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 0a13.1
Four Corner Index: 7771.7
Japanese Names Index: 2430
Daikanwanjiten Index: 48390
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 12.1064
Remembering the kanji Index: 2065
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2856
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3340

Words

(ねずみ、ネズミ、ねず)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
鼠海豚 (ねずみいるか、ネズミイルカ)
harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena); harbour porpoise; common porpoise
鼠径部 (そけいぶ)
groin; groin region; inguinal region
鼠穴 (ねずみあな)
rathole; mousehole
鼠算 (ねずみざん、ネズミざん、ねずみさん)
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
鼯鼠 (むささび、むざさび、ムササビ)
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
鼠害 (そがい)
damage by rats or mice
鼠疫 (そえき)
plague; pest
鼠講 (ねずみこう)
pyramid scheme
鼠巣 (そそう)
rat's nest
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