Vocab Info

A5 Noun

溝鼠(どぶねずみ)brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), common rat, Norway rat, dark grey (colour, color), dark gray, secret evil-doer

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), common rat, street rat, sewer rat, Norway rat

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

        dark grey, dark gray

        Usually written using kana alone
      3. 3.

        deceitful employee, unfaithful servant

        Usually written using kana alone

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    溝鼠 【どぶねずみ】ドブネズミ

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    • 溝鼠(どぶねずみ)下水溝(げすいこう)などに()みます。

      Brown rats live in sewers and similar places.

    • 代表的(だいひょうてき)(いえ)ネズミといえば溝鼠(どぶねずみ)である。

      When it comes to typical house mice, it's the brown rat.

    • 溝鼠(どぶねずみ)はクマネズミよりも(おお)きく()(あら)いです。

      Brown rats are larger and more aggressive than roof rats.

    • 溝鼠(どぶねずみ)のような使用人(しようにん)解雇(かいこ)するよりほかにに仕方(しかた)がありません。

      A devious servant like a brown rat can only be dismissed.

    • かつて世界中(せかいじゅう)分布(ぶんぷ)していたクマネズミは溝鼠(どぶねずみ)圧迫(あっぱく)されました。

      Roof rats that were initially distributed worldwide were pressured by brown rats.

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