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(ぎょく)兎(と) or 玉(たま)兎(うさぎ) • (gyokuto or 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.

Synonyms

• (Moon Rabbit): 月兎(げっと) (getto)
• (moon): 月(つき) (tsuki)

See also

• Moon rabbit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia