二十日兎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二	十	日	兎
はた > はつ		か Grade: 1	うさぎ Jinmeiyō
Grade: 1	Grade: 1
jukujikun		kun'yomi	kun'yomi

Etymology

From 二十日 (hatsuka, “twenty days”, jukujikun (熟字訓)) +‎ 兎 (usagi, “leporid”). Compare 二十日鼠 (hatsukanezumi, “house mouse”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) はつかうさぎ [hàtsúkáúꜜsàgì] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠t͡sɨ̥ka̠ɯ̟sa̠ɡʲi]

Noun

二十(はつ)日(か)兎(うさぎ) or 二十日兎(ハツカウサギ) • (hatsukausagi) 

1. Synonym of 啼兎 (nakiusagi, “pika”)

References

1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN