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兎 (Kangxi radical 10,儿+5, 7 strokes,cangjie input竹中日戈 (HLAI))
TheKangxi dictionary lists兎 as an unorthodox character(俗字) of兔. However, it is the preferred form used in modern Japanese.
| For pronunciation and definitions of兎 – see兔 (“leporid;moon; etc.”). (This character is the draft (1955) first-round simplified and variant form of兔). |
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| 兎 |
| うさぎ Jinmeiyō |
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FromOld Japanese, fromProto-Japonic*osanki, variant of*wosanki. Possibly cognate withGoguryeo*烏斯含(*osegam).[1]
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is oftenspelled inkatakana, especially inbiological contexts (where katakana is customary), asウサギ(usagi).