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チュウゴクモクズガニ (ちゅうごくもくずがに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

チュウゴクモクズガニ

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Meanings

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Chinese mitten crab

usually written using kana alone

Scientific name Eriocheir sinensis. Often referred to as 上海蟹 (Shanghai crab) in culinary contexts.

See also: シャンハイガニ

チュウゴクモクズガニは上海蟹しゃんはいがにとして食しょく用

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The Chinese mitten crab is eaten as Shanghai crab.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
国country
藻seaweed, duckweed
屑rubbish, junk, trash
蟹crab

Related words

上海蟹しゃんはいがに
Common culinary name for the same species, especially when served as a delicacy.
モクズガニ
Japanese mitten crab (Eriocheir japonica), a closely related species native to Japan.

Built from

中ちゅう国ごく+モクズガニ

Written forms

チュウゴクモクズガニ
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling is common for this species name; usually written in kana.
中ちゅう国ごく藻も屑くず蟹がに
Full kanji spelling; rarely used in practice.

Etymology

Compound of 中国 (China) + 藻屑蟹 (mitten crab, literally 'seaweed-scrap crab'). The exact derivation of 藻屑蟹 is uncertain; it may refer to the crab's hairy claws resembling scraps of seaweed.