野のうさぎ

noun

Japanese hare; Lepus brachyurus

Specifically the Japanese hare, a species native to Japan. Often used in biological or regional contexts.

See also: 日本野兎

• ニホンノウサギは本ほん州しゅう、四し国こく、九きゅう州しゅうに分ぶん布ぷしている。

  The Japanese hare is distributed across Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

noun

wild rabbit; hare

General term for a wild rabbit or hare, as opposed to a pet or domesticated rabbit (飼いうさぎ).

• 山やまで野のうさぎを見みかけた。

  I spotted a wild rabbit in the mountains.

• 野のうさぎは飼かいうさぎより足あしが速はやい。

  Wild rabbits are faster than domestic rabbits.