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エチゴウサギ (えちごうさぎ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

エチゴウサギ

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Meanings

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noun

Echigo hare; Lepus brachyurus lyoni

usually written using kana alone

A subspecies of the Japanese hare found in the Echigo region. Scientific name: Lepus brachyurus lyoni.

See also: 東北野兎

エチゴウサギは新にい潟がた県けんの一いち部ぶに生せい息そくしている。
The Echigo hare inhabits parts of Niigata Prefecture.

エチゴウサギは東とう北ほく野の兎うさぎの亜あ種しゅである。

The Echigo hare is a subspecies of the Japanese hare.

Written forms

エチゴウサギ
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for this animal name.
越えち後ご兎うさぎ
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.

Kanji

越surpass, cross over, move to
後behind, back, later
兎rabbit, hare

Similar words

東とう北ほく野の兎うさぎ
The Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus) is the parent species; the Echigo hare is a regional subspecies.

Etymology

From 越後 (Echigo, an old province name) + 兎 (usagi, 'hare').