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Japanese translation: ヒキガエル

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English term or phrase:toad
Japanese translation:ヒキガエル
Entered by: jsl (X)

21:36 May 24, 2005
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Livestock / Animal Husbandry / animal
English term or phrase: toad
animal, toad
Shadow Wolf
ヒキガエル
Explanation:
ヒキガエル (hiki-gaeru)
a type of frog
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jsl (X)
Local time: 05:32
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5 +4ヒキガエル
jsl (X)
5 +1ガマ
Troy Fowler


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ヒキガエル


Explanation:
ヒキガエル (hiki-gaeru)
a type of frog

jsl (X)
Local time: 05:32
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kazuo SAWADA: In Japan, it is also called as ガマ(gama).
52 mins
  -> thanks
agree  zenlee
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  KathyT: Also "ushi-gaeru" for "bullfrog".
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Minoru Kuwahara
1 day 9 hrs
  -> thanks
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ガマ


Explanation:
ガマ (Gama) is much more common.
Here's the kanji: 蝦蟇,
but no one uses the kanji nowadays.

豆知識：
A small coin purse is called a ガマグチ, or 'toads mouth'.


Troy Fowler
United States
Local time: 13:32
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Minoru Kuwahara: how really different is ガマ from ヒキガエル? i don't know...-
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Probably like 'toad' vs 'bullfrog'. I think 'gama' is more like 'toad' though.
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