Japanese
| Kanji in this term
|
| 雨
|
蛙
|
あま Grade: 1
|
かえる > がえる Hyōgai
|
| kun'yomi
|
Etymology
雨 (ama, “rain”) + 蛙 (kaeru, “frog”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) あまがえる [àmágáꜜèrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
- IPA(key): [a̠ma̠ɡa̠e̞ɾɯ̟]
Noun
雨蛙 or 雨蛙 • (amagaeru) ←あまがへる (amagaferu) or アマガヘル (amagaferu)?
- short for 日本雨蛙 (Nihon amagaeru, “Japanese tree frog”)
- (by extension) a hylid