Q: Is there a word for Gerbil in Japanese and what is it and what is the script for it?  - Sophie

A: To be honest I don’t think I’ve ever used the word gerbil in Japanese before.  So I just did a quick dictionary check and it comes out as アレチネズミ a re chi ne zu mi (”nezumi” is mouse).   But there’s also a description of what it means so I don’t think anyone would understand what you mean even if you used the Japanese.   Maybe you could pretend it’s a hamster (ハムスター　ha mu su taa) as everyone knows what they are!

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