Japanese symbol for “barnacles”

蔓脚類

まんきゃくるい

Romaji: mankyakurui

Cirripedia; barnacles

In Japanese, barnacles is 蔓脚類, read まんきゃくるい (mankyakurui).

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Meanings

n Cirripedia; barnacles

Written forms: 蔓脚類. Readings: まんきゃくるい、つるあしるい.

Kanji and stroke order

蔓

vine, tendril, influence

on: マン、バン
kun: はびこ.る、つる

14 strokes

脚

skids, leg, undercarriage

on: キャク、キャ、カク
kun: あし

11 strokes · JLPT 1

類

sort, kind, variety

on: ルイ
kun: たぐ.い

18 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
蔓延	まんえん man'en	spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation
蔓延る	はびこる habikoru	to become overgrown; to grow thick
手蔓	てづる tezuru	connections; contacts; influence
蔓草	つるくさ tsurukusa	vine; creeper
日陰蔓	ひかげのかずら hikagenokazura	common clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum); stag's-horn clubmoss; running clubmoss
甘茶蔓	あまちゃづる amachazuru	jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
脚本	きゃくほん kyakuhon	script; screenplay; scenario
脚色	きゃくしょく kyakushoku	dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen)
種類	しゅるい shurui	variety; kind; type

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.