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Kotomora

兎

rabbit, hare

StatusJinmeiyōStrokes8

Readings

On'yomi

  • ト
  • ツ

Kun'yomi

  • うさぎ

Meaning

兎 centers on the animal rabbit or hare, with no major abstract extensions.

Most common words using 兎

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  • 兎うさぎ
    N3

    rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

  • 兎角とかく
    N1

    (doing) various things; (doing) this and that

  • 白兎しろうさぎ

    white rabbit

  • 烏兎うと

    sun and moon

  • 二兎にと

    two rabbits

  • 雪兎ゆきうさぎ

    mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; white hare; alpine hare

  • 兎唇いぐち

    harelip; cleft lip

  • 兎唇としん

    cleft lip

  • 兎馬うさぎうま

    donkey

  • 月の兎つきのうさぎ

    moon rabbit; moon hare; mythical figure who lives on the moon

  • アンゴラ兎アンゴラうさぎ

    Angora rabbit

  • チンチラ兎チンチラうさぎ

    chinchilla rabbit

  • 一兎いっと

    one rabbit

  • 亀毛兎角きもうとかく

    things that do not exist; fur on turtles, horns on rabbits

  • 二兎を追うにとをおう

    to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time

  • 二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ずにとをおうものはいっとをもえず

    if you run after two hares you will catch neither

  • 二十日兎はつかうさぎ

    pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae)

  • 兎にも角にもとにもかくにも

    at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow

  • 兎の毛うのけ

    slight amount; just a hair; hair of a rabbit

  • 兎も角もともかくも

    anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may

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Etymology

兎 is a pictograph of a rabbit, with the modern form retaining a stylized head, body, and legs. The inner dot may represent the tail or an ear.

Meaning mnemonic

The top stroke suggests a rabbit's ear, the boxy middle its body, and the lower strokes its legs. The dot inside is its fluffy tail.

Reading mnemonic

For ト, imagine a rabbit hopping onto a toe: toe -> ト, and the rabbit lands softly.