兎

うさぎ · usagi · JLPT N3 · noun

rabbit

兎 — rabbit

🐇 usagi sounds like oo-saggy: a rabbit with saggy, floppy ears

兎 started as a pictograph of a rabbit: the top strokes are the long ears, and the little dot at the bottom right is the short tail. The Chinese reading is と (to), as in 脱兎 (datto), a fleeing hare.

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