noun

  1. kappa, mythical water-dwelling creature.
  2. excellent swimmer. Colloquialism.
  3. cucumber. Colloquialism.
  4. cucumber sushi wrapped in nori. Abbreviation, usually written with kana alone.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
河童 かっぱ
かわっぱ
河童
河童 かわっぱ
 
 
 
カッパ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

river
カ かわ かっ (5th, N2)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
can, passable, approval
カ コク -べ.き (5th)
street, ward, town
チョウ テイ チン (3rd, N1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
juvenile, child
ドウ わらべ ぱ (3rd, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)