河童 — 和英／英和辞典

河童 (kanji info)

かっぱ (kappa)、カッパ (kappa)、かわっぱ (kawappa)

1. [n] kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature
2. [n] excellent swimmer (col)
3. [n] cucumber (col)
4. [n] cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (abbr, uk)

Kanji in this word

河

river

On: カ (ka)

Kun: かわ (kawa)
8 strokes · Grade 5 · JLPT N2
童

juvenile, child

On: ドウ (dou)

Kun: わらべ (warabe)
12 strokes · Grade 3 · JLPT N2

Example Sentences

私は学校で日本文学の英語訳、特に漱石の『吾輩は猫である』や『心』、芥川の『鼻』や『河童』を楽しく読んだ。

At school I had enjoyed reading Japanese literature in English translation, in particular Soseki's I am a Cat and Kokoro, and Akutagawa's The Nose and Kappa.