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イソガニ (いそがに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

イソガニ

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Meanings

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noun

Asian shore crab

usually written using kana alone

A small crab commonly found on rocky shores in Japan and East Asia. Scientific name: Hemigrapsus sanguineus.

磯いそでイソガニをたくさん見みつけた。
I found many Asian shore crabs on the rocky shore.

Written forms

イソガニ
kana-only spelling
Usually written in katakana as a species name; the kanji form 磯蟹 is rare.
いそがにUsage100%
磯いそ蟹がに
Kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.

Kanji

磯seashore, beach
蟹

crab

Etymology

Compound of 磯 (iso, 'rocky shore') and 蟹 (kani, 'crab'). The exact derivation is straightforward.