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蝌蚪

蝌蚪

Chinese

		tadpole	tadpole
simp. and trad. (蝌蚪)		蝌	蚪

Noun

蝌蚪

a tadpole (toad or frog larva)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝌	蚪
か Hyōgaiji	と Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 蝌蚪

Pronunciation

On'yomi
(Tokyo) かと [káꜜtò] (Atamadaka - [1])
IPA^(key): [ka̠to̞]
Homophones: 火斗, 河図, 家兎, 過渡

Noun

蝌蚪 ‎(hiragana かと, romaji kato, historical hiragana くわと)

Synonym of お玉杓子 ‎(“tadpole”)