因幡の白兎
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 因 | 幡 | 白 | 兎 |
| いん > いな Grade: 5 (ateji) |
ばん > ば Jinmeiyō (ateji) |
しろ Grade: 1 |
うさぎ Jinmeiyō |
| irregular | kun'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 因幡の素兎 |
Etymology
Old Japanese 稻羽之素菟 (Inaba no2 Sirousagi). 因幡 (Inaba) + の (no, genitive marker) + 白兎 (shirousagi, “white/bare rabbit/hare”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
因幡の白兎 • (Inaba no Shirousagi)
- the Hare of Inaba (a hare who got stripped bare of its fur by 鰐 (wani, “crocodiles”), but saved by 大国主 (Ōkuninushi))