カエル
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. frog
Pitch accent
エル
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Used in vocabulary (18 in total)
frog spawn; frogspawn
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
frog spawn; frogspawn
chytridiomycosis (fatal infectious disease of amphibians)
frogfish (any fish of family Antennariidae, esp. the striated frogfish, Antennarius striatus)
frog spawn; frogspawn
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) water on a frog's face
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
like water off a duck's back; (lit.) urine on a frog's face
(game of) leapfrog
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)
chytridiomycosis (fatal infectious disease of amphibians)
breaststroke (swimming); frog-kick
springtime mating of frogs (haiku term)
Examples (13 in total)
Can you hear the frogs croaking?
Frogs are afraid of snakes.
Tadpoles become frogs.