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：2026/01/12
火鼠
Hiragana
ひねずみ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
中国の伝説上の動物で、白い鼠の姿をしており、南海の火山に棲み、その毛皮は火に焼けないとされたもの。『竹取物語』などに登場する「火鼠の皮衣」で知られる。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かざんのなかにすむといわれる、ひにやけないけがわをもつ、まぼろしのねずみ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
古代中国传说中的生物，形似白鼠，居南海火山，毛皮不惧火 / 其毛皮被认为耐火，可制不燃衣物的神话鼠
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
古代中國傳說中的白色鼠類，棲居南海火山，毛皮不畏火 / 其毛皮傳說可製不燃之衣
Korean Meaning
고대 중국 설화의 상상 동물로, 남중국해 화산에 산다는 흰 쥐와 비슷한 존재 / 불에 타지 않는 털을 가진 것으로 믿어진 동물
Indonesian
makhluk mitos Tiongkok kuno mirip tikus putih yang konon hidup di gunung berapi dan berbulu tahan api
Vietnamese Meaning
Chuột lửa; sinh vật huyền thoại Trung Hoa cổ đại, giống chuột trắng, sống trong núi lửa. / Con vật tưởng tượng có bộ lông/da không bắt lửa, chịu được lửa. / Sinh vật gắn với truyền thuyết Nam Hải, lông chống cháy.
Tagalog Meaning
kathang-isip na hayop na parang puting daga, naninirahan sa bulkan, may balahibong hindi nasusunog / “daga ng apoy” sa alamat ng Sinaunang Tsina / alamat na nilalang na may balahibong di tinatablan ng apoy
Sense（1）
a fire-rat: an imaginary creature of ancient China resembling a white rat, thought to live in the volcanoes of the South China Sea and to have fireproof fur
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a fire-rat: an imaginary creature of ancient China resembling a white rat, thought to live in the volcanoes of the South China Sea and to have fireproof fur
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火鼠
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The fur of a fire rat is very valuable.
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火鼠の毛皮は非常に貴重です。
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