椰子蟹

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Chinese

coconut crab
trad. (椰子蟹) 椰子
simp. #(椰子蟹) 椰子

Pronunciation


Noun

椰子蟹

  1. coconut crab

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
かに > がに
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 椰子 (yashi, palm) +‎ (kani, crab). The kani changes to gani as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

()()(がに) or 椰子蟹(ヤシガニ) (yashigani

  1. coconut crab

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN