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菟: rabbit (variant)

rabbit (variant); dodder plant
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Readings

On
ト・ツ
Kun
うさぎ

Seen in 木菟 (horned owl) and the place name 菟田野. Read うさぎ, it is a variant of 兎.

Key words

木菟みみずくhorned owl
菟田野うたのUtano (place in Nara)
菟うさぎrabbit (variant of 兎)

Example sentences

From the forest at night came the low hooting of a horned owl.

Utano in Nara Prefecture is now part of Uda City.

I heard the story of the rabbit pounding rice cakes on the moon from my grandmother as a child.

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