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蛙 (かえる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カエル

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

usually written using kana alone

General term for frogs; commonly written in kana.

田たんぼでかえるが鳴ないている。
Frogs are croaking in the rice paddy.
子こ供どもがカエルを捕つかまえた。
The child caught a frog.

Written forms

蛙かえるUsage8%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
カエルUsage79%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is used, especially in biological contexts or for emphasis.
かえるUsage13%
Kana spelling is common and as usually written in kana.
蛤かえる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.
蝦かえる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form.

Kanji

蛙frog
蛤clam
蝦shrimp, prawn, lobster

Similar words

おたまじゃくし
Tadpole, the larval stage of a frog.
ヒキガエル
Toad, a specific type of amphibian often distinguished from frogs.

Etymology

Native Japanese word. The kanji 蛙 is a Chinese character adopted for its meaning.