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茹で蟹 (ゆでがに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

茹ゆで蟹がに

Meanings

1

noun

boiled crab

food / cooking

A crab that has been boiled, typically served as a dish.

今こん夜やの夕ゆう食しょくは茹ゆで蟹がにだ。
Tonight's dinner is boiled crab.

Written forms

茹ゆで蟹がに
Standard kanji spelling.
茹ゆでガニ
Katakana spelling for the second part, sometimes used for emphasis or in casual contexts.
ゆでガニ
kana-only spelling
Mixed kana-katakana spelling, reflecting the reading.

Kanji

茹boil, seethe
蟹

crab

Etymology

Compound of 茹で (boiling) and 蟹 (crab).