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Kanji in this term
殿
との
Grade: S
さま
Grade: 3
かえる > がえる
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
殿樣蛙 (kyūjitai)

Noun

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殿(との)(さま)(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

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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.