Kanji 兎: rabbit, hare

Key takeaways

Kanji 兎: rabbit, hare. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

兎

Meaning

rabbithare

On reading

トツ

Kun reading

うさぎ

Radical

儿

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 兎

rabbit, hare

Kanji structure breakdown

兎

Structure breakdown

丿 + 儿 + 丶

Mnemonic story

This kanji is a pictograph of a rabbit. The '丿' represents its upright ears, '儿' represents its hopping legs, and the '丶' dot represents its short, stubby tail.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

ト

兎角とかく
anyhow / generally speaking / tend to
兎に角とにかく
in any case / anyway / anyhow
兎も角ともかく
anyhow / in any case / anyway

Kun reading

うさぎ

兎うさぎ
rabbit / hare

Commonly used words

兎角
とかく
anyhow / generally speaking / tend to
兎に角
とにかく
in any case / anyway / anyhow
兎も角
ともかく
anyhow / in any case / anyway
兎
うさぎ
rabbit / hare

Example sentences

Example 1

とかく人は失敗を恐れる。

Translation

People tend to fear failure.

Example 2

とかく話が長くなりがちだ。

Translation

Generally speaking, the conversation tends to get long.

Example 3

とにかく早く行こう。

Translation

Let's go quickly anyway.

Example 4

とにかく宿題を終わらせて。

Translation

Anyway, finish your homework.

Kanji 兎: rabbit, hare

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

兎角 (とかく): meaning and examples

兎に角 (とにかく): meaning and examples

兎も角 (ともかく): meaning and examples

兎 (うさぎ): meaning and examples