二十日兎

二十日兎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	十	日	兎
Grade: 1	Grade: 1	か Grade: 1	うさぎ Jinmeiyō
Irregular		kun’yomi	kun’yomi

Etymology

From 二十日 (hatsuka, “twenty days”, jukujikun (熟字訓)) +‎ 兎 (usagi, “leporid”). Compare 二十日鼠 (hatsukanezumi, “house mouse”).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) はつかう​さぎ [hàtsúkáúꜜsàgì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡sɨ̥ᵝka̠ɯ̟ᵝsa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

二十日兎 (hiragana はつかうさぎ, katakana ハツカウサギ, rōmaji hatsukausagi)

1. Synonym of 啼兎 (nakiusagi, “pika”)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN