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：2026/01/04
カッパ
Hiragana
かっぱ
Kanji
河童
Noun
Japanese Meaning
かわでんに住む想像上の生き物（河童） / ギリシャ文字の一つ「κ」「Κ」 / レインコートなどの俗称（合羽） / 寿司のきゅうり巻き（かっぱ巻き）などに由来する、きゅうりを具とした料理・メニュー名に使われることがある
Easy Japanese Meaning
あめのときにきるうわぎ。かわにいるふしぎないきもののなまえでもある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
河童（日本民间传说中的水妖） / 雨衣（合羽）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
河童（日本傳說中的水妖） / 雨衣（合羽）
Korean Meaning
일본의 전설에 나오는 물의 요괴 / 강·연못 등에 산다고 전해지는 요괴
Vietnamese Meaning
yêu quái nước trong truyền thuyết Nhật Bản / áo mưa (áo choàng) / cuộn sushi dưa leo (kappa-maki)
Tagalog Meaning
nilalang sa alamat ng Hapon na naninirahan sa tubig / kapote; pananggalang sa ulan / letrang Griyego na kappa (κ)
Sense（1）
kappa
（ romanization ）
Quizzes for review
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There is a statue of a kappa in the park's pond.
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公園の池にはカッパの像があります。
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