Word Meaning 手長海老

てながえび tenagaebi

手長海老 is read as てながえび (tenagaebi) and means freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense).

Meaning

English

  1. freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)

Reading

Kana

てながえび

Romaji

tenagaebi

Writing Variants

  • 手長エビ てながえび tenagaebi
  • 手長蝦 てながえび tenagaebi
  • 草蝦 てながえび tenagaebi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Rank 97223 Priority P

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