Translation

oo-hikigaeru means "Cane Toad" in English.

oo-hikigaeru is normally written with katakana, as オオヒキガエル.
oo-hikigaeru written with hiragana is おおひきがえる.
oo-hikigaeru written with kanji is 大蟇.
This word contains non-jouyou kanji 常用漢字.
Romaji o o hi ki ga e ru
Hiragana
Katakana
Kanji
Meaning Big Toad
School Level 小1

oo-hikigaeru may also be written as 大蟇蛙.

Orthography Notes

  • kaeru かえる becomes gaeru がえる in this word because of a change in pronunciation called rendaku.

Synonyms

Scientific name: Rhinella marina.

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