Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひき
Hyōgai
かえる > がえる
Hyōgai
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings

蟾蜍
 ヒキガエル on Japanese Wikipedia
 
ニホンヒキガエル

Etymology

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(hiki, toad) +‎ (kaeru, frog)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ひき)(がえる) or 蟇蛙(ヒキガエル) (hikigaeruひきがへる (fikigaferu) or ヒキガヘル (fikigaferu)?

  1. a toad (amphibian similar to a frog)

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN