河童
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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河 | 童 |
かわ > か Grade: 5 |
わっぱ > っぱ Grade: 3 |
irregular |
Etymology
/kapawarapa/ → /kawawappa/ → /kappa/
Originally a compound of 川 (kapa → kawa, “river”) + 童 (warapa → wappa, “child”).[1][2][3][4]
Pronunciation
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Noun
- (Japanese mythology, folklore) a river-dwelling imp or monster from Japanese folklore
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- カッパの親分。攻撃力は意外と高い。守備力は低め。
- Kappa no oyabun. Kōgekiryoku wa igai to takai. Shubiryoku wa hikume.
- A kappa boss with low defense strength, but surprisingly high attack strength.
- カッパの親分。攻撃力は意外と高い。守備力は低め。
- 2000 July 13, “サイコ・カッパー [Psycho Kappar]”, in Pharaoh’s Servant -ファラオのしもべ-, Konami:
- いろいろな超能力を使い、攻撃のダメージを防ぐカッパ。
- Iroiro na chōnōryoku o tsukai, kōgeki no damēji o fusegu kappa.
- This kappa evades attack damage with his ESP.
- いろいろな超能力を使い、攻撃のダメージを防ぐカッパ。
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- a cucumber
- rolled sushi with cucumber inside
- (dated) a prostitute working from a boat that picks up customers from the banks of a river
- (historical) a children's hairstyle in the Edo period, similar to the bowl cut
- (dated, slang) a strong swimmer
- Alternative spelling of 合羽 (“raincoat”)
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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