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かん【蟹】

kan

Definition

Noun

  1. Crab

Etymology

Cognate to Tottori がに gani; Kumamoto がね gane; Kagoshima がね  gane; Koshikijima があね gaane; Kikai がにー ganii; Okinoerabu がに gani; Okinawan がに gani; and standard Japanese かに【蟹】 kani "crab".

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Kanaかん
Romanizationkan

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). かん【蟹】 : kan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/3082/kan/.