野兎

Compound of 野 (no, “field”) +‎ 兎 (usagi, “rabbit”).[1][2][3]

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) のう​さぎ [nòúꜜsàgì] (Nakadaka – [2])[4][2]
  • IPA^(key): [no̞ɯ̟ᵝsa̠ɡʲi]

野兎 (hiragana のうさぎ, katakana ノウサギ, rōmaji nousagi)

1. a hare (rabbit-like animal)

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as ノウサギ.

From Middle Chinese 野兔 (jia^X tʰuo^H, “hare”, literally “field + rabbit”). Compare modern Mandarin reading yětù, Min Nan iá-thò.

The 兔 character is the traditional variant of modern Japanese 兎.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) や​と [yáꜜtò] (Atamadaka – [1])[4][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ja̠to̞]

野兎 (hiragana やと, rōmaji yato)

1. a hare (rabbit-like animal)