Japanese symbol for “crustacean”
甲殻類
こうかくるい
Romaji: koukakurui
crustacean
In Japanese, crustacean is 甲殻類, read こうかくるい (koukakurui).
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Meanings
- n crustacean
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 甲板 | かんぱん kanpan | deck (of a ship) |
| 装甲 | そうこう soukou | armoring; armouring; armor |
| 甲状腺 | こうじょうせん koujousen | thyroid (gland) |
| 甲子園 | こうしえん koushien | Koshien Stadium (baseball park in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture) |
| 甲羅 | こうら koura | shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; plastron |
| 甲高い | かんだかい kandakai | high-pitched; shrill |
| 貝殻 | かいがら kaigara | seashell; shell |
| 地殻 | ちかく chikaku | (Earth's) crust |
| 種類 | しゅるい shurui | variety; kind; type |
See also: Chinese symbol for “crustacean”.
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.