Kanji Detail for 菟 - "dodder, rabbit"

菟

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
菟 means "dodder, rabbit."
1. Dodder - A parasitic climbing plant (used in compound 莵糸).
2. Rabbit - A mammal of the family Leporidae.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

dodder (plant)

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

dodder; creeper

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds having medicinal uses); also called 菟絲子|菟丝子

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

creeper, parasitic vine; Cuscuta sinensis

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

菟絲子 (dodder). A plant name. A parasitic plant. Stems are slender without leaves. Vines spread on other trees. Small flowers bloom on stems in late summer. Colors are red and white. Fruit is yellow with pungent taste. Can be used medicinally. | The Chu people called tigers 於菟. Appears in the Zuo Zhuan.
Onyomi

to(と)

tsu(つ)

zu(ず)
Kunyomi

usagi(うさぎ)
Strokes

14 strokes
Radical

艸艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)
Related Keywords
dodder parasitic climbing plant rabbit mammal family leporidae