Word Meaning 蟹虫

かにむし kanimushi

蟹虫 is read as かにむし (kanimushi) and means pseudoscorpion (any arachnid of order Pseudoscorpionida).

Meaning

English

  1. pseudoscorpion (any arachnid of order Pseudoscorpionida)
  2. false scorpion

Reading

Kana

かにむし

Romaji

kanimushi

Writing Variants

  • 擬蠍 かにむし kanimushi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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