risu

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Translation

risu means "Squirrel" in English.

risu is normally written with katakana, as リス.
risu written with hiragana is りす.

risu written with kanji is 栗鼠.
This word contains non-jouyou kanji 常用漢字.

Romaji	ri	su
Hiragana	り	す
Katakana	リ	ス
Kanji	栗	鼠
Meaning	Chestnut	Rat
School Level	✕	✕

Anime Squirrel

Squirrel Eating Peanut

Synonyms

ki-nezumi 木鼠.

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Further Reading

Wikipedia: 栗鼠 (Squirrel)

arechi-nezumi 荒地鼠, kinuge-nezumi 絹毛鼠, komori-nezumi 子守鼠, suna-nezumi 砂鼠, daikoku-nezumi 大黒鼠, tenjiku-nezumi 天竺鼠, dobu-nezumi 溝鼠, nioi-nezumi 臭鼠, nezumi-iruka 鼠海豚, hatsuka-nezumi 二十日鼠, hari-nezumi 針鼠, fukuro-nezumi 袋鼠, momonga 鼯鼠, yoroi-nezumi 鎧鼠.