蛙の子は蛙 Entry Discussion Citations Language Download PDF Watch Edit Japanese edit Kanji in this term 蛙 子 蛙 かえる Hyōgai こ Grade: 1 かえる Hyōgai kun'yomi Alternative spelling カエルの子はカエル Etymology edit Literally “The child of a frog is a frog”.

Proverb edit 蛙かえるの子こは蛙かえる • (kaeru no ko wa kaeru)

A child grows up to be very similar to its parents, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. See also edit 鳶とんびが鷹たかを産うむ (tonbi ga taka o umu): The kite hatches a hawk. References edit “▲蛙の子は▲蛙”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025