Japanese symbol for “pika”
啼兎
なきうさぎ
Romaji: nakiusagi
pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae)
In Japanese, pika is 啼兎, read なきうさぎ (nakiusagi).
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 pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae)
Written forms: 啼兎、鳴兎. Readings: なきうさぎ、ナキウサギ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pika”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 二十日兎 | はつかうさぎ hatsukausagi | pika (rabbit-like animal of family Ochotonidae) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 啼鳥 | ていちょう teichou | chirping bird; singing bird |
| 落花啼鳥 | らっかていちょう rakkateichou | the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping) |
| 啼泣 | ていきゅう teikyuu | crying aloud; wailing; bawling |
| 啼声 | ていせい teisei | cry (of an animal); call; chirp |
| 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 |
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.