Illustration: At a rocky tide pool on the Japanese coast, a small crab stands on a wet stone with its broad shell, stalked eyes, two claws, and jointed walking legs clearly visible. It holds a loose strand of seaweed aloft in one claw while facing a child's outstretched magnifying glass.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

カニ

kani

crab

Example sentences

  1. これはカニです。

    This is a crab.

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  2. 私わたしはカニを大だいごちそうだと思おもっている。

    I regard crab as a great delicacy.

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  3. 蟹かには甲殻類こうかくるいだよ。

    Crabs are crustaceans.

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