月兎

Japanese

Kanji in this term
月	兎
げつ > げっ Grade: 1	と Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

The image of a rabbit on the moon's surface.

月(げっ)兎(と) • (getto) 

1. The legendary Moon Rabbit, from the pattern of craters on the moon.
2. By extension, alternate name for the moon.

Synonyms

• 玉兎(ぎょくと) (gyokuto): the Jade Rabbit
• 金兎(きんと) (kinto): the Gold Rabbit

See also

• 月兎 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Moon rabbit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia