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RTK / HeisigFrame #2722

蟹

crab

Lv 57

Strokes: 19

JLPT: Not in JLPT

Jōyō: Not Jōyō

Radical Components

Meanings

crab RTK

Community Mnemonic

▲ 115 votes

The crab isn’t truly an insect, but certainly looks like one. They’re real tasty, too, but you have to unravel it if you want to eat it.

Source: Kanji Koohii community

On'yomi

None

Kun'yomi

かに

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