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🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Amami: Kikai)

がにー【蟹】 : ganii | define meaning

ganii

Definition

Noun

Crab

Etymology

Cognate to 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".

Notes

Variants: がいー gaii and がいん gain.

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	蟹
Kana	がにー
Romanization	ganii

意味：かに【蟹】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). がにー【蟹】 : ganii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2101/ganii/.