Vocab Info
A5 Noun
溝鼠brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), common rat, Norway rat, dark grey (colour, color), dark gray, secret evil-doer
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), common rat, street rat, sewer rat, Norway rat
Usually written using kana aloneNoun
2.
dark grey, dark gray
Usually written using kana aloneNoun
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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溝鼠は下水溝などに住みます。
Brown rats live in sewers and similar places.
代表的な家ネズミといえば溝鼠である。
When it comes to typical house mice, it's the brown rat.
溝鼠はクマネズミよりも大きく気も荒いです。
Brown rats are larger and more aggressive than roof rats.
溝鼠な使用人は解雇するより仕方がありません。
A devious servant like a brown rat can only be dismissed.
先に世界中に分布していたクマネズミは溝鼠に圧迫されました。
Roof rats that were initially distributed worldwide were pressured by brown rats.
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