noun
white rabbit
Refers to a rabbit with white fur. Often used in folklore, children's stories, and as a symbol of winter or the moon.
因幡の白兎は有名な神話です。
The White Rabbit of Inaba is a famous myth.
雪の中で白兎を見つけた。
I spotted a white rabbit in the snow.
Standard kanji spelling for 'white rabbit'.
Kana spelling is common in children's literature and when the kanji 兎 is considered difficult.
兎 is the general word for 'rabbit', while 白兎 specifically means 'white rabbit'.
Compound of 白 (しろ, 'white') and 兎 (うさぎ, 'rabbit'). The reading しろうさぎ is a straightforward combination of the kun'yomi readings.