Kanji1 / 7
兎 kanji
rabbit, hare
- JLPT level
- Not on the lists
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- Jinmeiyō (names)
On readings
トツ
Kun readings
うさぎ
Variant forms
兔莵菟Words with 兎
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —狡兎三窟very shrewd in preparing a means of escape; being very good at escaping danger
- —亀毛兎角things that do not exist; fur on turtles, horns on rabbits
- —兎角亀毛things that do not exist; horns on rabbits, fur on turtles
- —狡兎良狗When the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off
- —金烏玉兎sun and moon
- —深草兎歩crouched walk treading on hands for stealth used by ninja
- —脱兎さんDatsun (motor car from Nissan Motor Company)
- —二兎を追うto chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
- —脱兎のごとく(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
- —兎にも角にもat any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
- —狡兎死して走狗烹らるwhen the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off; when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked
- —二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ずif you run after two hares you will catch neither
- —始めは処女の如く後は脱兎の如しhide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
- —伏兎deep-fried mochi (Heian period)
- —兎もあれanyhow; in any case
- —兎も有れanyhow; in any case
- —烏兎匆匆days and nights passing by quickly; months and years flying by; time flies
- —烏兎怱々days and nights passing by quickly; months and years flying by; time flies
- —烏兎怱怱days and nights passing by quickly; months and years flying by; time flies
- —兎や角言うto say this and that (about); to say (critical) things; to criticize; to be critical (about); to find fault (with); to complain; to raise objections (to); to meddle (in); to interfere (in)