Word Meaning 越後兎

えちごうさぎ echigousagi

越後兎 is read as えちごうさぎ (echigousagi) and means Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare).

Meaning

English

Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare)

Reading

Kana

えちごうさぎ

Romaji

echigousagi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

越後

えちご

Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)

越後屋

えちごや

Echigoya

越後獅子

えちごじし

street performance by itinerant entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head

始めは処女の如く後は脱兎の如し

はじめはしょじょのごとくのちはだっとのごとし

hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy

越す

こす

to get over (e.g. hardship)

越える

こえる

to exceed

越年

えつねん

playing more than the usual 12 rounds in one game

越権

えっけん

going beyond authority

越境

えっきょう

crossing a border (illegally)

越し

ごし

throughout (a period of time)

越冬

えっとう

passing the winter

越権行為

えっけんこうい

exceeding one's authority