Keyword
frog
Info
FrequencyTop 2400-2500
KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2732
Readings
Composed of
insect
square jewel
Used in vocabulary (59 in total)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog
green (tree) frog
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
frog spawn; frogspawn
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
Asian grass frog (Fejervarya limnocharis); Indian rice frog; cricket frog
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
frog in a well; (fig.) someone with a narrow perspective
any brown or reddish-brown frog (esp. of family Ranidae); Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica); brown frog
(game of) leapfrog
black-spotted pond frog (Rana nigromaculata)
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
toad with wart-covered skin (esp. the Japanese toad or the wrinkled frog)
kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
frog calling
annoying noise; fruitless argument; useless controversy
curved wooden support on top of the main beam of a house, now mainly decorative (shape evocates an open-legged frog)
frog (esp. the wrinkled frog or Asian grass frog); toad (esp. the Japanese toad)
maple (tree) (Acer spp.)
wrinkled frog (Rana rugosa)
poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae spp.); dart-poison frog
(game of) leapfrog
tree frog (toad)
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
horned frog (Ceratophrys spp.)
African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis)
chytridiomycosis (fatal infectious disease of amphibians)
curved wooden support on top of the main beam of a house, now mainly decorative (shape evocates an open-legged frog)
Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus); Japanese common toad
frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)
Australian green tree frog (Litoria caerulea); green tree frog; White's tree frog; dumpy tree frog
Schlegel's green tree frog (Rhacophorus schlegelii)
forest green tree frog (Rhacophorus arboreus)
breaststroke (swimming); frog-kick
springtime mating of frogs (haiku term)
springtime mating of frogs (haiku term)
narrow perspective
a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; (lit.) a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it
sound of frogs croaking
Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)
Surinam toad (Pipa pipa); pipa
spadefoot toad (Pelobatidae spp.)
Oriental fire-bellied toad (Bombina orientalis)
Namiye's frog (Limnonectes namiyei)
Amami tip-nosed frog (Odorrana amamiensis)
Holst's frog (Rana holsti)
Ishikawa's frog (Odorrana ishikawae)
Ryukyu tip-nosed frog (Odorrana narina)
Indian bullfrog (Hoplobatrachus tigerinus); bull frog; golden frog
mission golden-eyed tree frog (Trachycephalus resinifictrix); Amazon milk frog; blue milk frog
Examples (2 in total)
There used to be a lot of frogs in this pond.
The snake swallowed a frog.