Rabbit

Japanese: 烏兎 - うと

〘Noun〙① A crow and a rabbit. ※Kuruma-yahon Nohkyoku, Hōka-zō (c. 1464) "The bow is originally shaped like a crow or a rabbit, and represents the secret method of the inseparability of the two."② (In ancient China, they were called "golden crow" and " jeweled rabbit," and it was believed that there was a crow in the sun and a rabbit in the moon.) The sun and the moon. Sun and moon. [Kurohonhon Setsuyo-shu ( Muromachi )] [Zoshi - Wu Du Fu]③ Years and months. Moon and day. ※Shoreishū - 6 (c. 835) Emperor Tencho's late Nakatsukasakyo Prince lectures on the Lotus Sutra prayer: "The _two become _one city and the crow and the rabbit pant. It is far from my heart."④ One of the vital points in judo competitions. The midpoint between the two eyes, commonly known as the middle of the eyebrows .

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Japanese:

〘名〙① カラスとウサギ。※車屋本謡曲・放下僧（1464頃）「それ弓と申すは、もとすゑに烏兎のかたちをあらはし、ぢゃうゑ不二の秘法を表す」② (古く中国で「金烏(きんう)」「玉兎(ぎょくと)」と称し、太陽の中に烏、月の中に兎の象(かたち)があるとしたところから) 太陽と月。日月(じつげつ)。〔黒本本節用集（室町）〕〔左思‐呉都賦〕③ 歳月。つきひ。※性霊集‐六（835頃）天長皇帝為故中務卿親王講法花経願文「脂_二化城_一而烏兎喘。遠而不遠即我心」④ 柔道競技の急所の一つ。眉間(みけん)と俗称する両眼の中間点。

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