Kanji
蝦
kanji character
shrimp
prawn
lobster
蝦 kanji-蝦 shrimp, prawn, lobster
蝦
Meaning
shrimp prawn and lobster
Readings
Kun'yomi
- えび ごし being bent (with age)
- えび じょう lock with a curved shape resembling a shrimp (used for gate bolts)
- えび づる Vitis ficifolia (species of grapevine)
On'yomi
- か ま toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
- げ
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Common Words
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蝦 prawn, shrimp, lobster -
蝦 夷 Emishi, Ezo, non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan... -
蝦 蛄 mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria), mantis crab... -
蝦 蟇 toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus) -
蝦 蟆 toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus) -
蝦 腰 being bent (with age), being stooped over -
蝦 錠 lock with a curved shape resembling a shrimp (used for gate bolts), padlock -
蝦 蔓 Vitis ficifolia (species of grapevine) -
蝦 蟹 crayfish (esp. red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii) -
蝦 尾 goldfish with a shrimp-like tail, head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail) -
蝦 芋 shrimp-shaped taro variety -
蝦 根 Calanthe discolor (species of orchid) -
車 蝦 kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus), kuruma shrimp, Japanese tiger prawn -
竜 蝦 spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus) -
川 蝦 freshwater shrimp, freshwater prawn, river shrimp -
芝 蝦 shiba shrimp (prawn, Metapenaeus joyneri) -
醤 蝦 opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.), mysid -
糠 蝦 opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.), mysid -
乾 蝦 dried shrimp -
大 蝦 large shrimp, king prawn, lobster -
草 蝦 freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense) -
桜 蝦 sakura shrimp (Lucensosergia lucens) -
横 蝦 gammaridean amphipod (any small, shrimp-like crustacean of suborder Gammaridea) -
小 蝦 shrimp (infraorder Caridea), small shrimp, prawn or lobster -
白 蝦 broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata), shiba shrimp (Metapenaeus joyneri) -
蝦 反 りarching one's body backwards (like a shrimp), holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power) -
兜 蝦 tadpole shrimp (Triopsidae spp.), shield shrimp -
赤 蝦 whiskered velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata), red rice prawn -
条 蝦 lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens) -
筋 蝦 lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens)