In Japanese, "mole" is モグラ (mogura). It is a noun pronounced "moh-goo-rah".
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モグラ is written in katakana. Romanised as mogura, it sounds roughly like "moh-goo-rah" to an English ear.
動物園でモグラを見ました。
Doubutsuen de Mogura wo mimashita.
I saw a mole at the zoo.
Mogura (モグラ) is the Japanese word for mole. Animal vocabulary is engaging for learners and appears frequently in games, zoos, farms, and nature programs.
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Buy on Steamモグラ is romanised as mogura. Say it roughly like "moh-goo-rah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
モグラ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
モグラ is written using katakana. Katakana is typically used for words of foreign origin or to give emphasis.
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