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We found 5 words, 2 kanji, and 4 examples matching '河童'
Word search: 5 matches
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Most common form: かっぱ
noun
1. kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature
2. excellent swimmer  (this meaning is restricted to reading かっぱ)
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0
noun
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
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0
noun, expression
something easy to do; cinch
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expression
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
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expression, noun
something that looks difficult but actually isn't; swimming in a cold lake during mid-winter seems difficult, but it's nothing to a kappa  (idiomatic expression)
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カ   かわ river   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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スイ   みず water   
ドウ   わらべ a child   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
リ   さと village   
Example search: 4 matches
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かっぱ
河童
かわなが
川流

The best swimmers are oftenest drowned.
りく
がった
かっぱ
河童
とは
かんきょう
環境
わった
ため
のうりょく
能力
はっき
発揮
できずいること
たと
です
“A kappa on land” is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.
りく
がった
かっぱ
河童
かんきょう
環境
わった
ために
のうりょく
能力
はっき
発揮
できずいることたとえです
"A fish out of water" is a metaphor for being unable to use your talents due to a change of environment.
わたし
がっこう
学校
にほん
日本
ぶんがく
文学
えいごやく
英語訳
とく
そうせき
漱石
わがはい
吾輩
ねこ
である
こころ
あくたがわ
芥川
はな
かっぱ
河童
たの
しく
んだ

At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.
 
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