Word Meaning 月夜の蟹

つきよのかに tsukiyo no kani

月夜の蟹 is read as つきよのかに (tsukiyo no kani) and means crab with little meat.

Meaning

English

  1. crab with little meat
  2. crab of a moonlit night
  3. something with no meat to it
  4. something unsubstantial

Reading

Kana

つきよのかに

Romaji

tsukiyo no kani

Writing Variants

  • 月夜のカニ つきよのかに tsukiyonokani

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 32 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb Rank 154292 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

月夜

つきよ

moonlit night

月夜見の尊

つくよみのみこと

Tsukuyomi no Mikoto (god of the Moon and brother of Amaterasu)

月は無慈悲な夜の女王

つきはむじひなよるのじょおう

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)

星月夜

ほしづきよ

starry night

七夜月

ななよづき

seventh lunar month

夕月夜

ゆうづきよ

evening moon

月末

げつまつ

end of the month

月並み

つきなみ

every month

月刊

げっかん

monthly publication

月給

げっきゅう

monthly salary

月曜

げつよう

Monday

月光

げっこう

moonlight