かっぱ

See also: カッパ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of かっぱ – see the following entries.

【河童】

[noun] synonym of 胡瓜 (kyūri, “cucumber”)

[noun] short for 河童巻き (kappa maki, “rolled sushi with cucumber inside”)

[noun] (dated) a prostitute working from a boat that picks up customers from the banks of a river

[noun] (historical) a children's hairstyle in the Edo period, similar to the bowl cut

[noun] (dated, slang) a strong swimmer

[noun] alternative spelling of 合羽 (“raincoat”)

【合羽】	[noun] a raincoat, especially a poncho or other sleeveless style [noun] synonym of 桐油紙 (tōyu-gami, “paulownia oiled paper”) [noun] (nautical) a Japanese ship's weather deck [noun] (particularly) the weather deck of a 弁才船 (Benzai-bune)'s forecastle Alternative spelling カッパ

[noun] kappa

Alternative spelling
合羽

【喝破】	[noun] proclamation [verb] to argue down, to declare the truth of something and argue against another person's mistaken opinion

(This term, かっぱ (kappa), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)