旭蟹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旭 蟹
あさひ
Jinmeiyō 		かに > がに
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
朝日蟹

Etymology

朝日(あさひ) (asahi, “rising sun”) + 蟹(かに) (kani, “crab”). The kani changes to gani as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠sa̠çiɡa̠ɲ̟i]

Noun

旭(あさひ)蟹(がに) or 旭蟹(アサヒガニ) • (asahigani) 

  1. spanner crab (Ranina ranina)
    Synonym: 紅蟹 (beni-gani)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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