Kappa - Kappa

Japanese: 河童 - かっぱ

[1] [noun] (a variation of " kappa" ) 1. An imaginary animal. It is amphibious, about the size of a four or five year old child, with a pointed snout, a shell and scales on its back, and webbed hands and feet. It has a cavity on its head called a saucer which contains a small amount of water, and as long as it has that water it is strong on land, but dies when it runs out. It draws other animals into the water and sucks their blood. Kappa boy. Kawataro. Gataro. Gataro. Kawadachi man. Kawakoboshi. Kawakozo. Kawako. Kahaku . ※Haiku poem, Tosei, 300 verses with two poems, 200 verses (1678) "Even though the gold net is hung, the moon of the waves is still shining, the kappa is scathing and laments autumn (Faith)" ② (From the fact that it is said to be the favorite food of ①) Another name for the plant "cucumber". Also an abbreviation of "kappamaki (kappa roll)". ※Essay, Juntei Zakkoku (around 1832) "Kappa (abbreviation) Because it looks like a cucumber, many people think that cucumbers are commonly called kappa in Edo." ③ A slang term for water prostitutes who float boats on the river and solicit customers. Funamanju (boat manju) . ※Kabuki, Sukeroku Kakuya Yozakura (1779) "What kind of princess is called a kappa? Now women are no longer in the spotlight." ④ A child's hairstyle. Hair that is not tied up, but hangs down to the ears and has the bottom cut off. In the Edo period, the name comes from the fact that the top of the head was shaved. It was common among boys, and later began to be worn by girls. Kappa head. Bob cut. *Miscellaneous haiku, Yanagi Taru-15 (1780) "Bring me 16 kappas" ⑤ A person who is good at swimming. A master of swimming. Also, a child swimming. *New edition of the Great Tokyo Guide (1929) <Kon Wajiro> Tokyo suburbs "Omori is a bathing beach that attracts kappa from the city every summer" → Kappa's river run. ⑥ ⇒ Kappa (raincoat) ④[2] A short story. Written by Akutagawa Ryunosuke. Published in 1927 ( Showa 2 ). Social criticism and self-criticism are depicted satirically, using a caricatured world.

Kappa kahappa [water sparrow]

〘Noun〙 = Kappa (water finch) ①※Haiku, Tosei disciple's solo poetry, Nijuu kasen (1680), Ichiyama solo poetry: "The kappa ( water finch) and the young man's flower are in full bloom, the otter's heart is in the midst of his suicide in spring."

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙 (「河童(かはわらは)」の変化した語)① 想像上の動物。水陸両棲で、四、五歳の子どもくらいの大きさをし、口先がとがり、背には甲羅や鱗(うろこ)があり、手足には水かきがある。頭には皿と呼ばれる少量の水のはいっているくぼみがあり、その水があるうちは陸上でも力が強く、なくなると死ぬ。水中に他の動物を引き入れ、その生血を吸う。河童小僧。かわたろう。がたろ。がたろう。川立ち男。川小法師。川小僧。川子。河伯(かはく)。※俳諧・桃青三百韻附両吟二百韻（1678）「かねのあみかかれとてしも浪の月河童子(カッパ)のいけどり秋をかなしむ〈信章〉」② (①の大好物とされるところから) 植物「きゅうり（胡瓜）」の異称。また、「かっぱまき（河童巻）」の略。※随筆・筠庭雑録（1832頃）「河童〈略〉其さま胡瓜に似たれば、胡瓜を江戸の俗にカッパと呼ぶとおもへる者多し」③ 川に舟を浮かべて客を呼ぶ水上売春婦のことをいう隠語。船饅頭(ふなまんじゅう)。※歌舞伎・助六廓夜桜（1779）「何ぢゃの姫御前を河童(カッパ)とは、モウ女子の一分が廃った」④ 子どもの髪形。髪を結ばず、耳の辺まで垂らして下を切り落としたもの。江戸時代には頭の頂上を丸く剃ったことからいう。男の子に多く、のちに女の子がするようになった。かっぱあたま。おかっぱ。※雑俳・柳多留‐一五（1780）「こりゃかっぱ十六もんが持ってこい」⑤ 泳ぎのうまい人。水泳の達人。また、泳いでいる子ども。※新版大東京案内（1929）〈今和次郎〉東京の郊外「大森は海水浴場として夏ごとに都下の河童(カッパ)連を呼び寄せ」→河童の川流れ。⑥ ⇒カッパ（合羽）④[2] 短編小説。芥川龍之介作。昭和二年（一九二七）発表。社会批評、自己批評を、戯画化された世界を借り、風刺的に描いた。