兎
See also: 兔
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Translingual
Han character
兎 (radical 10, 儿+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 竹中日戈 (HLAI))
Derived characters
- 𮡺, 𡨘, 𫟏
Related characters
- 兔 (Orthodox form)
References
- KangXi: page 124, character 24
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1359
- Dae Jaweon: page 264, character 4
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 1, page 270, character 5
- Unihan data for U+514E
Usage notes
The Kangxi dictionary lists 兎 as an unorthodox character (俗字) of 兔. However, it is the preferred form used in modern Japanese.
Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 兎 – see 兔 (“leporid; rabbit or hare; moon; etc.”). (This character, 兎, is a variant form of 兔.) |
Japanese
Compounds
- 雄兎 (osuusagi): a male rabbit
- 雌兎 (mesuusagi): a female rabbit
- 子兎 (kousagi): a baby rabbit or hare; a kitten
- 小兎 (kousagi): a small rabbit or hare
- 大兎 (ōusagi): a large rabbit or hare
- 野兎 (nousagi): a wild rabbit or hare
- 家兎 (ieusagi): a domestic rabbit or hare; a pet rabbit
- 守株待兎 (shushutaito): (1) watch a stock and wait a rabbit; (2) trust a windfall
Etymology
Kanji in this term |
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兎 |
うさぎ Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Ultimately from Proto-Japonic *wosanki. Possible cognates found in Goguryeo 鳥斯含 (*tusəkəm) and 토끼 (tokki, “rabbit”).
Related terms
- 卯 (u)
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ウサギ.
Korean
Vietnamese
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