What does kanji 蟹 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蟹 is crab.

How is kanji 蟹 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蟹 are かに; the onyomi readings are カイ.

What words use kanji 蟹?

Example words that use kanji 蟹 include 蟹しゃぶ, 蟹の目, 蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る, 蟹みそ.

JinmeiyōPre-Level 1

蟹

Meaning

Kanji 蟹

crab

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かに
Onyomi 音読み: カイ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 蠏 (Legal Form)

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2417
Strokes: 19
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 蠏 • 邂 • 檞 • 廨 • 懈 • 解 • 薢

Related vocabulary

Showing 25 common entries

Showing 25 of 66 entries that include this kanji.

蟹しゃぶ

かにしゃぶ

crab shabu-shabu

蟹の目

かにのめ

pivot (of a folding fan)

蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る

かにはこうらににせてあなをほる

to each their own

蟹みそ

かにみそ

miso mixed with crab innards or scraps

蟹殻

かにがら

crab shell (often ground or crushed and used as fertilizer)

蟹蒲

かにかま

imitation crab meat

蟹缶

かにかん

canned crab

蟹漁

かにりょう

crab fishing

蟹工船

かにこうせん

crab-canning boat

蟹行文字

かいこうもんじ

cross-wise writing

蟹食猿

かにくいざる

crab-eating macaque

蟹食海豹

かにくいあざらし

crabeater seal (Lobodon carcinophagus)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

海で大きな蟹を見つけた。

I found a big crab at the sea.

この蟹はまだ生きている。

This crab is still alive.

夕飯に蟹をゆでた。

I boiled crab for dinner.

砂浜を小さな蟹が歩いていた。

A small crab was walking on the sandy beach.

彼は蟹が苦手だ。

He does not like crab.

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