The Japanese word for mouse is nezumi and a house mouse is ie no nezumi. See the section below for the Japanese translations of other mouse related words.
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| Romanji | Kanji | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mouse ねずみ | Nezumi | 鼠 | |
| House mouse いえのねずみ | Ie no nezumi | 家の鼠 | |
| Field mouse ぶんやねずみ | Bun’ya nezumi | 分野鼠 | |
| Striped field mouse せすじねずみ | Sesuji nezumi | 背筋鼠 | |
| Eurasian harvest mouse かやねずみ | Kaya nezumi | 萱鼠 | |
| Mousetrap ねずみとり | Nezumi tori | 鼠捕り |
Interesting facts about mice in Japan
There are various types of mice found across Japan, such as house mice and both the small and large field mouse, to name but a few. Interestingly, the Japanese house mouse is a crossbreed between Southeast Asian and European house mice. Also, mice were first kept as pets in China and Japan from as early as the 1700s.