Japanese DictionaryDefinition of かっぱ
- (n) kappa (mythical water-dwelling creatures)
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. - excellent swimmer
- cucumber
- rolled sushi containing a stick of cucumber
