二十日兎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二 十 日 兎
はた > はつ か
Grade: 1 		うさぎ
Jinmeiyō
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
jukujikun 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”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はつかうさぎ [hàtsúkáúꜜsàgì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠t͡sɨ̥ka̠ɯ̟sa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

二十(はつ)日(か)兎(うさぎ) or 二十日兎(ハツカウサギ) • (hatsukausagi) 

  1. synonym of 啼兎 (nakiusagi, “pika”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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