玉兎

See also: 玉兔

Japanese
Kanji in this term
玉 兎
たま
Grade: 1		 うさぎ
Jinmeiyō
Kanji in this term
玉 兎
ぎょく
Grade: 1		 と
Jinmeiyō

Noun
The image of a rabbit on the moon's surface.

玉兎 (hiragana ぎょくと, rōmaji gyokuto, alternative reading たまうさぎ, rōmaji tamausagi)

  1. The legendary Jade Rabbit, more generally called the Moon Rabbit from the pattern of craters on the moon.
  2. By extension, alternate name for the moon.

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