Japanese symbol for “hare”
兎
うさぎ
Romaji: usagi
rabbit; hare; coney; cony
In Japanese, hare is 兎, read うさぎ (usagi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
Written forms: 兎、兔、兔、菟. Readings: うさぎ、う、ウサギ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “hare”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卯 | う u | the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare |
| 野兎 | やと yato | wild rabbit; hare |
| 野うさぎ | のうさぎ nousagi | hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus) |
| うさぎ座 | うさぎざ usagiza | Lepus (constellation); the Hare |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兎角 | とかく tokaku | (doing) various things; (doing) this and that |
| 白兎 | しろうさぎ shirousagi | white rabbit |
| 二兎 | にと nito | two rabbits |
| 兎馬 | うさぎうま usagiuma | donkey |
| 雪兎 | ゆきうさぎ yukiusagi | mountain hare (Lepus timidus); blue hare; white hare |
| 脱兎 | だっと datto | (metaphor for) something unusually fast; fleeing hare |
See also: Chinese symbol for “hare”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.