Word details

カワニナ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word カワニナ.

Dictionary

Entry

カワニナかわにな川蜷河貝子NounUsually kana
1

freshwater black snail (Semisulcospira bensoni); marsh snail

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

3 strokesFrequency 181JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セン

Kun

かわ

Nanori

さわ

an edible river snail

14 strokesFrequency 2,284

On

ケン

Kun

にな

river

8 strokesFrequency 663JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

かわ

Nanori

かっこう

shellfish

7 strokesFrequency 1,787JLPT N2Grade 1

On

バイ

Kun

かい

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-こ

Nanori

ねっ

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