Japanese Word of the Day

蛙
かえる - kaeru

frog

Definitions

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蛙

1. n. a frog (amphibious animal)

2. n. Usage: As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as カエル

3. n. (poetic) a frog (amphibious animal)

4. n. (Noh theater) a specific mask used in certain Noh plays, depicting a drowned person

5. affix. frog (amphibious animal)

kaeru