高足蟹

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高	足	蟹
たか Grade: 2	あし Grade: 1	かに > がに Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 高脚蟹

Etymology

From 高 (taka, “tall”) +‎ 足 (ashi, “leg”) +‎ 蟹 (kani, “crab”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) たかあし​がに [tàkááshíꜜgànì] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ta̠ka̠a̠ɕiɡa̠ɲ̟i]

Noun

高(たか)足(あし)蟹(がに) or 高足蟹(タカアシガニ) • (takaashigani) 

1. a Japanese spider crab (Macrocheira kaempferi)