つき
月
よ
夜
　
の
かに
蟹

expression, noun

  1. crab with little meat, crab of a moonlit night.
  2. something with no meat to it, something unsubstantial. Idiomatic expression.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
つき
月
よ
夜
　
の
かに
蟹
 月夜の蟹 つきよのかに
つき
月
よ
夜
　
の
　
カ
　
ニ
 月夜のカニ つきよのかに

Contained Kanji Breakdown

month, moon
つき　ゲツ　ガツ (1st, N5)
night, evening
よる　ヤ　よ (2nd, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
evening
ゆう　セキ　ゆ (1st, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
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)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
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)