蟹

19 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

crab

Kun'yomi
  • かに
    		crab
On'yomi
  • カイ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かに 94.8%
カイ 5.2%

Character Breakdown

crab
かに　カイ (Kentei Pre-1)
unravel, notes, key
カイ　と.く　わか.る (5th, N3)
angle, corner, square
カク　かど　すみ (2nd, N2)
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

きょ
巨
かい
蟹
きゅう
宮
Cancer (4th zodiacal sign)
かに
蟹
こう
工
せん
船
crab-canning boat
かに
蟹
かん
缶
canned crab
たか
高
あし
足
がに
蟹
giant spider crab
かに
蟹
くい
食
ざる
猿
crab-eating macaque
いし
石
がに
蟹
stone crab
はな
花
さき
咲
がに
蟹
blue king crab
かに
蟹
め
目
くぎ
釘
large half-dome-shaped nail
かに
蟹
　
の
め
目
pivot (of a folding fan)
かに
蟹
くそ
屎
first stools passed by a newborn baby
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References

Unicode hex code 87F9
JIS X 0208 1-19-10
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4195
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5395
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3611
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2520
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2682
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2722
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2853
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33668
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d13.7
Four corner code 2713.6