雨蛙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: 1
かえる > がえる
Hyōgai
kun'yomi

Etymology

(あま) (ama, rain) + (かえる) (kaeru, frog)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まがえる [àmágáꜜèrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠ɡa̠e̞ɾɯ̟]

Noun

(あま)(がえる) or 雨蛙(アマガエル) • (amagaeruあまがへる (amagaferu) or アマガヘル (amagaferu)?

  1. short for 日本雨蛙 (Nihon amagaeru, Japanese tree frog)
  2. (by extension) a hylid