N5Common wordNoun
Noun
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac)
Noun
hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am)
Noun
north
Noun
eleventh month of the lunar calendar

Example Sentences

(わたし)子年(ねどし)()まれです。

I was born in the Year of the Rat.

十二支(じゅうにし)最初(さいしょ)()です。

The first of the twelve zodiac signs is the Rat.

()(こく)真夜中(まよなか)()します。

The Hour of the Rat refers to midnight.

方位(ほうい)()(きた)意味(いみ)します。

In the traditional compass system, "Ne" means north.

来年(らいねん)子年(ねどし)なので、ねずみの置物(おきもの)(かざ)ります。

Next year is the Year of the Rat, so we are decorating with rat figurines.