殿様蛙

Japanese

Kanji in this term
殿	様	蛙
との Grade: S	さま Grade: 3	かえる > がえる Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
殿樣蛙 (kyūjitai)

Noun

殿(との)様(さま)蛙(がえる) or 殿様蛙(トノサマガエル) • (tonosamagaeru) 

1. dark-spotted frog, Pelophylax nigromaculatus (formerly Rana nigromaculata)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as トノサマガエル.