Chinese edit

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(蝲蛄)

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

蝲蛄

  1. crayfish
  2. (Jin) mole cricket

Synonyms edit

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Kanji in this term
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From 砂利(ざり) (zari, gravel) + (かに) (kani, crab). The kani changes to gani as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Tokyo) りがに [zàrígání] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [d͡za̠ɾʲiɡa̠ɲ̟i]

Noun edit

蝲蛄(ざりがに) or 蝲蛄(ザリガニ) (zarigani

  1. a crayfish (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster)

See also edit