It depends
Rat / Mouse
What it means
A rat is a busy, resourceful creature, so it touches on money that is gathered little by little. A rat carrying food or many rats storing grain can mean steady saving and quiet gain. But a rat gnawing or stealing warns of a small leak — an expense, a nibble at your resources, or someone taking a bit at a time. Tidy your accounts and it stays a minor sign.
It depends how it appeared
The same symbol is read differently depending on what happened in the dream.
- A rat was carrying food away
- Read as saving rather than losing. The rat was admired for this in the old books, which is why this reading sits on the good side.
- There were many rats, or a store of grain
- Read as accumulation. The size of the reading came from the store, not from the animal, which is the part usually misremembered.
- A rat was gnawing or stealing
- The caution, and it is about size: a small leak rather than a large loss. A subscription, a habit, a person taking a little at a time.
- You chased the rat out
- Read as the leak being found. The old reading counted the finding, not the chasing, as the good part.
Traditional Korean dream reading (해몽), shared for fun and reflection.