野兎
See also: 野兔
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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野 | 兎 |
の Grade: 2 |
うさぎ Jinmeiyō |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 野 (no, “field”) + 兎 (usagi, “rabbit”).[1][2][3]
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Usage notes edit
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ノウサギ.
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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野 | 兎 |
や Grade: 2 |
と Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 野兔 (jiaX tʰuoH, “hare”, literally “field + rabbit”). Compare modern Mandarin reading yětù, Min Nan iá-thò.
The 兔 character is the traditional variant of modern Japanese 兎.
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References edit
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN