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Kotomora

蟇

toad

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Readings

On'yomi

  • バ
  • マ

Kun'yomi

  • ひき

Meaning

蟇 centers on a toad, a specific amphibian. The meaning is concrete and does not branch into abstract extensions.

Most common words using 蟇

  • 蟇ひきがえる

    toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

  • アジア蟇アジアひきがえる

    Asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans)

  • ヨーロッパ蟇ヨーロッパひきがえる

    common toad (Bufo bufo)

  • 大蟇おおひきがえる

    cane toad (Rhinella marina); marine toad; giant toad

  • 宮古蟇みやこひきがえる

    Miyako toad (Bufo gargarizans miyakonis)

  • 日本蟇蛙にほんひきがえる

    Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus); Japanese common toad

  • 流蟇蛙ながれひきがえる

    Japanese stream toad (Bufo torrenticola)

  • 蝦蟇腫がましゅ

    ranula

  • 蝦蟇鮟鱇がまあんこう

    toadfish (any fish of family Batrachoididae, esp. the Pacuma toadfish, Batrachoides surinamensis)

  • 蟇目ひきめ

    large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)

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Etymology

蟇 combines 虫 (insect/creature) with 莫, which likely contributes the sound. The character specifically denotes a toad.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 莫 looks like a squat, bumpy shape, and the bottom 虫 marks it as a creature. Picture a bumpy toad sitting under a broad leaf.

Reading mnemonic

For バ, imagine a toad letting out a deep, croaking 'baaa' sound: baaa -> バ, and the toad's throat puffs out.