Word Meaning 河童

かっぱ kappa

河童 is read as かっぱ (kappa) and means cucumber.

Meaning

English

cucumber
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
excellent swimmer
kappa
mythical water-dwelling creature

Reading

Kana

かっぱ

Romaji

kappa

Writing Variants

河童かわっぱ kawappa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 金槌・金鎚・鉄鎚 Rank 8309 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

河童の川流れ

かっぱのかわながれ

anyone can make a mistake

河童の寒稽古

かっぱのかんげいこ

something that looks difficult but actually isn't

陸に上がった河童

おかにあがったかっぱ

a fish out of water

お河童

おかっぱ

bobbed hair

河童の屁

かっぱのへ

something easy to do

屁の河童

へのかっぱ

something easy to do

河

かわ

discarded tiles

河口

かわぐち

mouth of river

河岸

かわぎし

riverbank

河原

かわら

dry riverbed

河川

かせん

rivers

河北工業大学

かほくこうぎょうだいがく

Hebei University of Technology

Example Sentences

河童の川流れ。

The best swimmers are oftenest drowned.

陸に上がった河童。

A fish out of water.

「陸に上がった河童」とは環境が変わったために能力を発揮できずにいることのたとえです。

"A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.