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：2026/01/12
河童
Hiragana
かっぱ
Noun
Japanese
dated
historical
slang
alt-of
alternative
Japanese Meaning
日本の伝承に登場する、水辺に棲むとされる妖怪・想像上の生き物。頭に皿があり、甲羅を背負い、川や池などに住むとされる。 / 寿司ネタや具材としてのキュウリ、またはキュウリを具に用いた細巻き寿司（かっぱ巻き）を指す俗称。
Easy Japanese Meaning
にほんの かわに すむと いわれる いきもの。きゅうり や きゅうりの まきずしを さす ことも ある。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本民间传说中的水栖妖怪 / 黄瓜（在日语中） / 黄瓜卷寿司（河童卷）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本民間傳說中的河川妖怪 / 小黃瓜（在日語中以「河童」指代） / 小黃瓜壽司卷（河童卷）
Korean Meaning
일본 민속에서 강 등에 산다고 전해지는 요괴 / 오이 / 오이가 들어간 롤 초밥
Indonesian
siluman sungai dalam folklor Jepang / mentimun / sushi gulung isi mentimun
Vietnamese Meaning
yêu quái sông nước trong thần thoại Nhật Bản / dưa chuột / cuộn sushi nhân dưa chuột
Tagalog Meaning
halimaw sa ilog sa mitolohiyang Hapones / pipino / sushi na may pipino
Sense（1）
(Japanese mythology, folklore) a river-dwelling imp or monster from Japanese folklore
Sense（2）
a cucumber
Sense（3）
rolled sushi with cucumber inside
Sense（4）
(dated) a prostitute working from a boat that picks up customers from the banks of a river
Sense（5）
(historical) a children's hairstyle in the Edo period, similar to the bowl cut
Sense（6）
(dated, slang) a strong swimmer
Sense（7）
Alternative spelling of 合羽 (“raincoat”)
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(Japanese mythology, folklore) a river-dwelling imp or monster from Japanese folklore / a cucumber / rolled sushi with cucumber inside
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河童
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The Kappa is a monster that appears in Japanese mythology.
The Kappa is a monster that appears in Japanese mythology.
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河童は日本の神話に登場する妖怪です。
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