野兎

See also: 野兔

Japanese

野兎 (nousagi): a Japanese hare eating grass.

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
野	兎
の Grade: 2	うさぎ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

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

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) のうさぎ [nòúꜜsàgì] (Nakadaka – [2])[4][2]
IPA^(key): [no̞ɯ̟ᵝsa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

野(の)兎(うさぎ) • (nousagi)

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
野	兎
や Grade: 2	と Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 野兔 (jia^X tʰuo^H, “hare”, literally “field + rabbit”). Compare modern Mandarin reading yětù, Min Nan iá-thò.

The 兔 character is the traditional variant of modern Japanese 兎.

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on

(Tokyo) やと [yáꜜtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[4][2]
IPA^(key): [ja̠to̞]

Noun

野(や)兎(と) • (yato)

a hare (rabbit-like animal)

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

[KDJ-1] 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

[DJR-2] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[NHK-4] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN