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Kanji Detail for 蟹 - "crab"

蟹

  • Meaning

    蟹 means "crab." Also associated with crustacean.

    1. Crab - A crustacean with pincers.

    2. Shellfish - A hard-shelled sea creature.

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    • Verified meaning: crab
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かに)
    • Also carries these associations: crustacean

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 蟹

    Surnames 蟹(かに)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    crab

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    crab

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    crab

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    crab, brachyura

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    An arthropod. Many varieties. 螃蟹 (freshwater crab) is found in fresh water. Head and thorax shell is very broad. Becomes smaller toward the abdomen. Abdominal shell has horizontal stripes. Has five pairs of legs. The first pair are pincers. Those found in the sea are slightly larger than freshwater crabs. Commonly called 青蟹 (blue crab). Those with pointed shell ends on both sides are commonly called 梭子蟹 (shuttle crab).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kai(カイ) カイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kani(かに) かに

  • Strokes

    tip

    19 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    虫 (mushi・mushihen)

  • Related Keywords

    crab crustacean claws pincers shellfish seafood ocean legs

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