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イワガニ (いわがに) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

イワガニ

Meanings

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noun

striped shore crab

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the species Pachygrapsus crassipes, a common intertidal crab.

磯いそでイワガニをよく見みかける。
I often see striped shore crabs on the rocky shore.

Written forms

イワガニUsage100%
kana-only spelling
Usually written in katakana; the kanji form 岩蟹 is rare.
岩いわ蟹がに
Kanji spelling is uncommon; the word is normally written in kana.

Kanji

岩boulder, rock, cliff
蟹crab

Etymology

Compound of 岩 (iwa, 'rock') and 蟹 (kani, 'crab'), referring to its rocky shore habitat.