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蟹 — 19 strokes ／ Radical「虫」

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On
カイかい · kai
Kun
かにkani
Meaning
crab

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

The insect radical with 解 "to take apart": the creature whose shell is broken open to eat — the crab.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 蟹かに

    crab

  • 蟹股がにまた

    bow-legged

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

冬(ふゆ)は蟹(かに)がおいしい季節(きせつ)だ。

Winter is the season when crab tastes best.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

蟹股蟹股thigh虻horsef…蚤flea蛋egg蛭leech蛤hard…亥the Bo…芥mustar…苅mow卦divina…咳cough
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 虫Map of reading カイAll maps

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