がに股

Japanese

Kanji in this term
股
また Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
蟹股 ガニ股

Etymology

From 蟹 (kani, “crab”, noun) +‎ 股 (mata, “crotch”, noun). Named from the fact that it's curved like a crab leg. The initial is voiced in order to emphasize the negative meaning.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) がにまた [gànímátá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ɲ̟ima̠ta̠]

Noun

がに股(また) • (ganimata) 

1. bowleg