Translation guide
The animal rabbit, and related expressions.
Referring to the animal rabbit.
The most common word for rabbit. Can be written in katakana, hiragana, or kanji (兎).
公園でウサギを見ました。
I saw a rabbit in the park.
Kanji form, often used in literature or formal contexts.
兎は月に住んでいるという話があります。
There is a story that rabbits live on the moon.
Referring to rabbit as food or material.
Rabbit meat. 肉 means meat.
ウサギ肉のシチューを作りました。
I made rabbit stew.
Rabbit fur. 毛皮 means fur or pelt.
ウサギの毛皮の手袋は暖かいです。
Rabbit fur gloves are warm.
Referring to the rabbit in the Chinese zodiac.
Year of the Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac. 卯 is the zodiac sign.
来年は卯年です。
Next year is the Year of the Rabbit.
The zodiac sign itself, often used in compounds.
彼女は卯年生まれです。
She was born in the Year of the Rabbit.
Referring to a pet rabbit or a rabbit character.
Same as the animal, but used for pets or fictional characters.
うちのウサギの名前はモカです。
My rabbit's name is Mocha.
Affectionate or cute way to say rabbit, often used for pets or mascots.
うさちゃん、おいで。
Come here, bunny.
Using rabbit in figurative language.
To hop like a rabbit.
子供たちはウサギのように跳ね回った。
The children hopped around like rabbits.
Literally 'rabbit hutch', sometimes used metaphorically for cramped housing.
このアパートはまるでウサギ小屋だ。
This apartment is like a rabbit hutch.