Japanese symbol for “shrew”
尖鼠
とがりねずみ
Romaji: togarinezumi
shrew (any rodent of family Soricidae, esp. those of genus Sorex)
In Japanese, shrew is 尖鼠, read とがりねずみ (togarinezumi).
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Meanings
- n shrew (any rodent of family Soricidae, esp. those of genus Sorex)
Written forms: 尖鼠. Readings: とがりねずみ、トガリネズミ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “shrew”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地鼠 | じねずみ jinezumi | white-toothed shrew (any rodent of genus Crocidura); shrew |
| 悍婦 | かんぷ kanpu | bad-tempered woman; shrew; vixen |
| じゃじゃ馬 | じゃじゃうま jajauma | unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尖る | とがる togaru | to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp |
| 尖り | とんがり tongari | (sharp) point |
| 尖塔 | せんとう sentou | spire; steeple; pinnacle |
| 尖兵 | せんぺい senpei | vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment |
| 尖った | とがった togatta | pointed; sharp |
| 鼠径 | そけい sokei | groin; inguinal region |
| 殺鼠剤 | さっそざい sassozai | rat poison; rodenticide |
| 窮鼠 | きゅうそ kyuuso | cornered rat |
See also: Chinese symbol for “shrew”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.