# Can someone translate this Kanji

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-kanji/994261>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 7, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-kanji/994261 "2023-12-07T19:53:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-kanji/994261/1 "2023-12-07T19:53:11Z")

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[See toad-licking frog here!](https://s3.amazonaws.com/gs-geo-images/6831e283-ea98-4a36-bb96-d7be7b1852c3_l.png)

Thank you in advance.

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**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-kanji/994261/2 "2023-12-07T20:03:45Z")

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That is _katakana_, not _kanji_.

I’m not going to embarrass myself by trying (and badly failing) to translate but I know there are native (or at least fluent) Japanese speakers on the board who can probably translate this into English (and give appropriate context) offhand.

Stranger

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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-kanji/994261/3 "2023-12-07T20:30:30Z")

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It says “psychedelic frog” (サイケデリックなカエル) [I think]

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**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-kanji/994261/4 "2023-12-07T20:34:59Z")

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Everybody loves ~~Hypnotoad~~ Psychedelic Frog.

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**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-kanji/994261/5 "2023-12-07T20:43:13Z")

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My Japanese husband is out, so I can’t ask him at the moment.

Never mind, I think DPRK got it in one.

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2023, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-translate-this-kanji/994261/6 "2023-12-07T21:20:27Z")

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Thanks all.