What does 鼠 (nezumi | ねずみ) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	鼠
	is pronounced
	nezumi \| ねずみ
	means
	mouse, rat

	Examples:
	窮鼠猫をかむ。 kyūso neko o kamu. A cornered rat will bite a cat.
	犯人は袋の中の鼠だ。 hannin wa fukuro no naka no nezumi da. The culprit is caught like a rat in a trap.
	この鼠は私の猫に殺されました。 kono nezumi wa watashi no neko ni korosa re mashi ta. This mouse was killed by my cat.
	鼠が一匹部屋を駆けまわっている。 nezumi ga ichi hiki heya o kake mawatte iru. One mouse is running around in the room. \| A mouse is running around the room.
	「そんなに舐められた相手じゃないけどなぁ・・・」「そうだよ、窮鼠猫を噛むって言うじゃないか」. ' sonnani name rare ta aite ja nai kedo nā . . . ' ' sō da yo, kyūso neko o kamu tte iu ja nai ka ' "I don't think she's an opponent you can ignore like that ..." "That's right, they say a cornered rat bites back, don't they?".
	あいつ追いつめられたら何するか分からないぞ。窮鼠猫を噛むってこともあるからな。気を付けるに越したことはない。 aitsu oitsume rare tara nani suru ka wakara nai zo. kyūso neko o kamu tte koto mo aru kara na. ki o tsukeru ni koshi ta koto wa nai. I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org