野兎

See also: 野兔

Japanese

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

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

Noun

野(の)兎(うさぎ) or 野兎(ノウサギ) • (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 (nōsagi).

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

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

Noun

野(や)兎(と) • (yato)

a hare (rabbit-like animal)

References

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[KDJ-1] Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJS-3] Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

[NHK-4] 4.0 ^4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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