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河童

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Chinese

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river boy; child; children
simp. and trad.
(河童)

Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 河童(かっぱ) (kappa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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河童

  1. (Japanese mythology) kappa (mythical creature) (Classifier: m;  m)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かわ > か
Grade: 5
わっぱ > っぱ
Grade: 3
irregular
河童 (kappa): a picture of a kappa or water imp.
 河童 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Kappa (folklore) on Wikipedia

Etymology

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/kapawarapa//kawawappa//kawappa//kappa/

Originally a compound of (kapa → kawa, river) +‎ (warapa → wappa, child).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(っぱ) (kappa

  1. (Japanese mythology, folklore) a river-dwelling imp or monster from Japanese folklore
    • 1999 September 23, “ひょうすべ [Hyōsube]”, in Vol.5, Konami:
      カッパ(おや)(ぶん)(こう)(げき)(りょく)()(がい)(たか)い。(しゅ)()(りょく)(ひく)め。
      Kappa no oyabun. Kōgekiryoku wa igai to takai. Shubiryoku wa hikume.
      A kappa boss with low defense strength, but surprisingly high attack strength.
    • 2000 July 13, “サイコ・カッパー [Psycho Kappar]”, in Pharaoh’s Servant -ファラオのしもべ-, Konami:
      いろいろな(ちょう)(のう)(りょく)使(つか)い、(こう)(げき)のダメージを(ふせ)カッパ
      Iroiro na chōnōryoku o tsukai, kōgeki no damēji o fusegu kappa.
      This kappa evades attack damage with his ESP.
  2. Synonym of 胡瓜 (kyūri, cucumber)
  3. Short for 河童巻き (kappa maki, rolled sushi with cucumber inside).
  4. (dated) a prostitute working from a boat that picks up customers from the banks of a river
  5. (historical) a children's hairstyle in the Edo period, similar to the bowl cut
    Synonym: 御河童 (o-kappa)
  6. (dated, slang) a strong swimmer
  7. Alternative spelling of 合羽 (raincoat)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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