What does kanji 蝦 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蝦 is lobster.

How is kanji 蝦 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蝦 are えび; the onyomi readings are カ, ゲ.

What words use kanji 蝦?

Example words that use kanji 蝦 include 蝦夷, 蝦夷にゅう, 蝦夷ねぎ, 蝦夷茜.

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蝦

Meaning

Kanji 蝦

lobster

lobster, prawn, shrimp

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: えび
Onyomi 音読み: カゲ
Nanori 名乗り: えみ

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: #2501
Strokes: 15
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 暇 • 霞 • 縀 • 猳 • 瘕 • 叚 • 假

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Showing 21 of 75 entries that include this kanji.

蝦夷

えぞ

Yezo

蝦夷にゅう

えぞにゅう

Angelica ursina (species of perennial herb)

蝦夷ねぎ

えぞねぎ

chives (Allium schoenoprasum var. schoenoprasum)

蝦夷茜

えぞあかね

yellow-winged darter (Sympetrum flaveolum)

蝦夷榎

えぞえのき

Japanese hackberry (Celtis jessoensis)

蝦夷黄菅

えぞきすげ

lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava)

蝦夷貝

えぞばい

Middendorf's whelk (Buccinum middendorffi)

蝦夷菊

えぞぎく

China aster (Callistephus chinensis)

蝦夷栗鼠

えぞりす

Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)

蝦夷五加

えぞうこぎ

Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus)

蝦夷黒貂

えぞくろてん

Japanese sable (subspecies of sable native to Hokkaido, Martes zibellina brachyura)

蝦夷山桜

えぞやまざくら

sargent cherry (Prunus sargentii)

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この店の蝦はとても新鮮だ。

The shrimp at this shop is very fresh.

母は蝦の天ぷらを作った。

My mother made shrimp tempura.

蝦を焼くいい匂いがする。

There is a nice smell from shrimp being grilled.

彼は蝦アレルギーがある。

He is allergic to shrimp.

今夜は大きな蝦をゆでて食べよう。

Let's eat some large boiled shrimp tonight.

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