玄げん兎と

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Meanings

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archaic

Archaic literary term for the moon, associated with the mythical rabbit in the moon. Not used in modern conversation.

古ふるい和わ歌かに「玄げん兎と」という言こと葉ばが月つきを指さして使つかわれている。
In old waka poems, the word 玄兎 is used to refer to the moon.