Meaning: かばn. (Kata=カバ, Kanji=河馬) hippopotamus, hippo, large African mammal which lives mainly in and near watern. (Kata=カバ, Kanji=樺) birch, type of tree; bundle of birch twigs used for whippingn. (Alt=がま, Kanji=香蒲,蒲) bulrush, papyrus (type of plant), cat tail