モグラ
mogura
The Japanese word for the burrowing insectivore mole is モグラ (mogura).
モグラ is used to refer to the animal, a mole.
Meaning: burrowing insectivore (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is mogura.
Did you know?
- While モグラ refers to the animal, the word for a beauty mark or skin mole is ほくろ, a completely different term.
- The expression モグラたたき is also used metaphorically to describe a frustrating situation where solving one problem immediately causes another to pop up elsewhere.
- In Japanese, モグラ is written in katakana rather than kanji in most modern contexts because it is a biological name for an animal.
Examples in context
- モグラは土の中に住んでいます。mogura wa tsuchi no naka ni sunde imasu.Moles live underground.
- 庭にモグラの穴がありました。niwa ni mogura no ana ga arimashita.There was a mole hole in the garden.
- モグラの絵を子供が描きました。mogura no e o kodomo ga kakimashita.A child drew a picture of a mole.
Example conversation
A man and a woman are looking at a small hole in their garden.
- 結衣 Yui大翔くん、庭に穴があるよ。Hiroto-kun, niwa ni ana ga aru yo.Hiroto, there is a hole in the garden.
- 大翔 Hirotoもしかして、モグラかな？moshikashite, mogura kana?Could it be a mole?
- 結衣 Yuiモグラだったら困るね。mogura dattara komaru ne.It would be a problem if it is a mole.
- 大翔 Hiroto調べてみるよ。shirabete miru yo.I will check it out.
