河童

Traditional form:

河童

Pinyin (reading):

hétóng

Definitions:

• kappa, a child-size humanoid water creature in Japanese folklore

Characters:

• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 童 - child, boy; servant boy; virgin

Traditional characters:

• 河 - river, stream; the Yellow river
• 童 - child, boy; servant boy; virgin