兎

兎

See also: 兔

兎 U+514E, 兎 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-514E ← 免 [U+514D] CJK Unified Ideographs 兏 → [U+514F]

Translingual

Han character

兎 (Kangxi radical 10, 儿+5, 7 strokes, cangjie input 竹中日戈 (HLAI))

Derived characters

• 𮡺, 𡨘, 𫟏

Related characters

• 兔 (Orthodox form)

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.

References

• KangXi: page 124, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1359
• Dae Jaweon: page 264, character 4
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 270, character 5
• Unihan data for U+514E

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 兎 – see 兔 (“leporid; rabbit or hare; moon; etc.”). (This character, 兎, is the draft (1955) first-round simplified and variant form of 兔.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji

兎

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

Readings

• Go-on: つ (tsu)
• Kan-on: と (to)
• Kun: うさぎ (usagi, 兎)

Compounds

• 雄(おす)兎(うさぎ) (osuusagi): a male rabbit; a buck
• 雌(めす)兎(うさぎ) (mesuusagi): a female rabbit; a doe
• 子(こ)兎(うさぎ) (kousagi): a baby rabbit or hare; a kitten
• 小(こ)兎(うさぎ) (kousagi): a small rabbit or hare
• 大(おお)兎(うさぎ) (ōusagi): a large rabbit or hare
• 野(の)兎(うさぎ) (nousagi): a wild rabbit or hare
• 家(いえ)兎(うさぎ) (ieusagi): a domestic rabbit or hare; a pet rabbit
• 守(しゅ)株(しゅ)待(たい)兎(と) (shushutaito): watch a stock and wait a rabbit; trust a windfall (proverb)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
兎
うさぎ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *osanki, variant of *wosanki. Possibly cognate with Goguryeo 烏斯含 (osegam).[1]

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) うさぎ [ùságí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝsa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

兎(うさぎ) • (usagi)  (counter 羽)

1. rabbit; hare; leporid

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 ウサギ.

Related terms

• 卯(う) (u)

References

1. 2017, Origins of the Japanese Language, Alexander Vovin, Oxford Research Encyclopedias, accessed 2023-01-25
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja

兎 (eum 토 (to))

1. 토끼 (tokki) rabbit, hare
2. 달 (dar, dal) moon

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Vietnamese

Han character

兎: Hán Nôm readings: thỏ, thố

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