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): [ha̠t͡sɨ̥ᵝka̠ɯ̟ᵝsa̠ɡʲi]

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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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