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:2026/01/08
お玉杓子
Hiragana
おたまじゃくし
Noun
rare
Japanese Meaning
カエルやヒキガエルなど両生類の幼生で、尾があり手足がまだ発達していない段階のもの。オタマジャクシ。 / 柄のついた深いさじ状の道具。汁物などをすくうのに用いる。おたま。 / (音楽の俗語)楽譜上で、符頭が丸く符尾が棒状についた音符の形を、オタマジャクシに見立てて呼んだもの。 / (比喩・俗)形がオタマジャクシに似た小さな物を指していうことがある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
かえるのこども。まれに、おたまやおんぷのかたちをさすこともある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
汤勺 / 音符 / 蝌蚪
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
湯勺 / 音符 / 蝌蚪
Korean Meaning
국자 / 음표 / 올챙이
Indonesian
kecebong / sendok sayur / not musik (jarang)
Vietnamese Meaning
con nòng nọc / cái vá (muôi) / nốt nhạc
Tagalog Meaning
sandok; malalim na kutsara na may mahabang hawakan / (bihira, musika) nota sa musika / butete; larva ng palaka
Sense(1)
a ladle (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle)
Sense(2)
(music, rare) a musical note
Sense(3)
a tadpole (toad or frog larva)
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Quizzes for review
a ladle (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) / (music, rare) a musical note / a tadpole (toad or frog larva)
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お玉杓子
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Please serve the soup with a ladle.
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お玉杓子でスープをよそってください。
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