Japanese symbol for “croak”
くたばる
くたばる
Romaji: kutabaru
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to croak
In Japanese, croak is くたばる (kutabaru).
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Meanings
- v5r, vi to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to croak
- v5r, vi to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
Other Japanese words for “croak”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ゲロゲロ鳴く | ゲロゲロなく gerogeronaku | to croak (e.g. like a frog) |
| 裏返る | うらがえる uragaeru | to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto; to squeak |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.