Word Meaning 海老

えび ebi

海老 is read as えび (ebi) and means prawn.

Meaning

English

prawn
shrimp
lobster
crayfish

Reading

Kana

えび

Romaji

ebi

Writing Variants

蝦えび ebi
蛯えび ebi
鰕えび ebi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Rank 8730 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

海老反り

えびぞり

holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)

海老責め

えびぜめ

bondage torture where the bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, with the rope tightened until their ankles touch their neck

海老チリ

えびちり

stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce

海老マヨ

えびまよ

shrimp with mayonnaise

海老フライ

えびふらい

fried prawns

海老茶

えびちゃ

maroon

手長海老

てながえび

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

大正海老

たいしょうえび

Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis)

北国赤海老

ほっこくあかえび

northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis)

大海老

おおえび

lobster

北海海老

ほっかいえび

Hokkai shrimp (Pandalus latirostris)

車海老

くるまえび

kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus)

Example Sentences

海老で鯛を釣る。

Throw a sprat to catch a whale.

私たちは海老や他の海鮮料理で満腹だった。

We glutted ourselves with lobsters and other seafood.

美味しい伊勢海老が食べられるお店に連れて行って下さい。

I want you to take me to a restaurant where you can eat delicious spiny lobster.

私たちは海老やその他のシーフードで腹いっぱいになった。