Japanese Word Entry

蟹味噌
Kana:かにみそ
Romaji:kanimiso
Definitions:
  1. brown meat (crab), miso-like paste found inside a crab's (and arthropods in general) intestinal area

  2. miso mixed with crab innards or scraps

Alternative forms:
  • 蟹みそ 【 かにみそ (kanimiso) 】

  • カニミソ (kanimiso)


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Chinese characters used in this word

crab
Readings
Mandarin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ (xiè)
Cantonese: haai5
Japanese: カイ (kai) / かに (kani)
Korean: 해 (hae)
Vietnamese: giải
Variants
Semantic variant form:

flavor, taste, smell, odor, delicacy
Readings
Mandarin: ㄨㄟˋ (wèi), ㄇㄟˋ (mèi)
Cantonese: mei6
Japanese: ミ (mi)、 ビ (bi) / あじ (aji)、 あじ.わう (ajiwau)
Korean: 미 (mi)
Vietnamese: vị

boisterous, scold, shout at
Readings
Mandarin: ㄔㄥ (chēng), ㄘㄥ (cēng)
Cantonese: zang1
Japanese: ソウ (sou)、 ショウ (shou)、 ソ (so) / かまびす.しい (kamabisushii)、 かまびすし (kamabisushi)
Korean: 쟁 (jaeng), 증 (jeung)
Vietnamese: tăng, tằng, tung