野兎

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See also: 野兔

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野兎 (nousagi): a Japanese hare eating grass.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
うさぎ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Compound of (no, field) +‎ (usagi, rabbit).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

()(うさぎ) or 野兎(ノウサギ) (nousagi

  1. a hare (rabbit-like animal)
Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ノウサギ.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2

Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 野兔 (jiaX tʰuoH, hare, literally field + rabbit). Compare modern Mandarin reading yětù, Min Nan iá-thò.

The character is the traditional variant of modern Japanese .

Pronunciation

Noun

()() (yato

  1. a hare (rabbit-like animal)

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN