Japanese [ edit ]

シマリス Japanese Wikipedia has an article on: Wikipedia ja Chipmunk English Wikipedia has an article on: Wikipedia 縞栗鼠 ( shima risu ) : a chipmunk stuffing a nut into its cheek. : astuffing a nut into its cheek.

Kanji in this term 縞 栗 鼠 しま

Jinmeiyō り

Jinmeiyō す

Hyōgaiji Irregular

Etymology [ edit ]

Compound of 縞 (shima, “stripe”) +‎ 栗鼠 (risu, “squirrel”).[1][2]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( Irregular reading )

( Tokyo ) し まりす [shìmá rísú] (Heiban – [0]) [2]

(Heiban – [0])

IPA(key): [ɕima̠ ɾʲisɨᵝ]

Noun [ edit ]

縞栗鼠 ( しまりす ) • (shima risu)

Usage notes [ edit ]

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as シマリス.

References [ edit ]