マウス

Japanese
マウス (mausu): a Mus musculus or common mouse.
マウス (mausu): a computer mouse.

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Maus[3][4][5], English mouse.[1][2][3]

Noun

マウス (rōmaji mausu)

  1. (zoology, computing) a mouse
Usage notes

For the animal sense, the term 鼠 (ねずみ) (nezumi) tends to be used more often.

Synonyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English mouth.[1][4]

Noun

マウス (rōmaji mausu)

  1. mouth
Usage notes

Commonly known due to English language learning in the public school system, but only very rarely used. In common conversation, the term 口 (くち) (kuchi) is used instead.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  4. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  5. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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