🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
がに【蟹】 : gani | define meaning
gani
Pronunciation: [ɡani]
Definition
Noun
- Crab
Etymology
Cognate with Tottori がに gani; Kumamoto がね gane; Kagoshima がね gane; Koshikijima があね gaane; Kikai がにー ganii; Okinoerabu がに gani; Okinawan がに gani; and standard Japanese かに【蟹】 kani "crab".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Crab. Gaánnee".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 蟹 |
| Kana | がに |
| Romanization | gani |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [ɡani] |
意味：かに【蟹】
Categories:
蟹
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 1). がに【蟹】 : gani | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1219/gani/.