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How do you say "hare" in Japanese?
ウサギ
usagi
In Japanese, "hare" is ウサギ (usagi).
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Pronunciation
OO-sah-gee, three syllables, starting with a rounded 'oo' and ending in a soft 'gi' sound.
Writing and usage
ウサギ is written using katakana. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
野ウサギが素早く野原を駆け抜けた。
no usagi ga subayaku nohara wo kake nuke ta.
A hare darted quickly across the field.
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How to remember ウサギ
Usagi hops along quickly, and the bouncy rhythm of the three syllables mirrors a hare's leaping gait.
Related words
- ant アリ ari
- bee 蜂 hachi
- butterfly 蝶 chou
- spider クモ kumo
- snail カタツムリ katatsumuri
- worm ミミズ mimizu
- cockroach ゴキブリ gokiburi
- scorpion サソリ sasori
- lizard トカゲ tokage
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Questions about ウサギ
How do you pronounce ウサギ?
OO-sah-gee, three syllables, starting with a rounded 'oo' and ending in a soft 'gi' sound.
Is ウサギ formal or casual?
ウサギ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is ウサギ written in Japanese?
ウサギ is written using katakana. Romanised, it reads as usagi.
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