Japanese symbol for “toad”
蟇
ひきがえる
Romaji: hikigaeru
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
In Japanese, toad is 蟇, read ひきがえる (hikigaeru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
Written forms: 蟇、蟇蛙、蟾蜍、蝦蟇. Readings: ひきがえる、ひき、がまがえる、がま.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “toad”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| キノピオ | キノピオ kinopio | Toad (Nintendo character) |
| トード | トード toodo | toad |
| 糞蛙 | くそがえる kusogaeru | frog (esp. the wrinkled frog or Asian grass frog); toad (esp. the Japanese toad) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大蟇 | おおひきがえる oohikigaeru | cane toad (Rhinella marina); marine toad; giant toad |
| 宮古蟇 | みやこひきがえる miyakohikigaeru | Miyako toad (Bufo gargarizans miyakonis) |
| アジア蟇 | アジアひきがえる ajiahikigaeru | Asiatic toad (Bufo gargarizans) |
| 蝦蟇鮟鱇 | がまあんこう gamaankou | toadfish (any fish of family Batrachoididae, esp. the Pacuma toadfish, Batrachoides surinamensis) |
| 蟇目 | ひきめ hikime | large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits) |
| 蝦蟇腫 | がましゅ gamashu | ranula |
See also: Chinese symbol for “toad”.
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.