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crab Meaning in Japanese (crab 英語 意味)

nounカニ
verb文句を言う
類語:エビザリガニ
カニ in English:crab
IPA:kɑnɪ
Plural: crabs
Gender:Neuter
Quick Answer • 要約

crab の日本語の意味は「カニ, 文句を言う」です。 (広くて平たい甲羅、5対の脚、2つの大きな爪を持ち、横歩きで知られる海洋甲殻類。)

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Crab visual illustration - Meaning in Japanese (カニ)
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Definitions of Crab

  1. 1
    noun
    カニ

    A marine crustacean with a broad, flattened carapace, five pairs of legs, and two large claws, known for walking sideways.

    広くて平たい甲羅、5対の脚、2つの大きな爪を持ち、横歩きで知られる海洋甲殻類。

  2. 2
    verb
    文句を言う

    To complain about something in a bad-tempered way, often about trivial matters.

    些細なことについて、不機嫌に何かについて不平を言うこと。

Example Sentences

“The crab scuttled sideways across the sand.”

カニは砂の上を横歩きで素早く動いた。

“He tends to crab about the smallest inconveniences.”

彼は些細な不便でも文句を言う傾向がある。

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Synonyms (類語)

In Japanese:

エビザリガニ

Inflected Word Forms

past participlecrabbed
present participlecrabbing
agent nouncrabber
adjectivecrabby

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

crab mentalityidiom

A way of thinking where if one cannot have something, then no one else can either.

crab applecollocation

A small, sour apple.

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