蟹
蟹: crab
crab
19 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 1 words here
Readings
On
カイ
Kunかに
Read かに, voiced to ガニ in compounds like 毛蟹 (けがに) and 沢蟹 (さわがに). The on-reading カイ is rare.
Key words
蟹かにcrab
毛蟹けがにhair crab
蟹座かにざCancer (constellation)
蟹味噌かにみそcrab innards paste
蟹股がにまたbowlegs
Example sentences
冬の北海道で、茹でたての蟹を食べた。
In winter in Hokkaido, I ate freshly boiled crab.
山の小川で、小さな沢蟹を見つけた。
I found a small freshwater crab in a mountain stream.
私は七月生まれで、蟹座だ。
I was born in July, and I am a Cancer.