Word Meaning 海老尾

えびお ebio

海老尾 is read as えびお (ebio) and means goldfish with a shrimp-like tail.

Meaning

English

  1. goldfish with a shrimp-like tail
  2. head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)

Reading

Kana

えびお

Romaji

ebio

Writing Variants

  • 蝦尾 えびお ebio
  • 海老尾 かいろうび kairoubi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 128899 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

海老芋

えびいも

shrimp-shaped taro variety

海老錠

えびじょう

lock with a curved shape resembling a shrimp (used for gate bolts)

海老で鯛を釣る

えびでたいをつる

to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale

海老

えび

prawn

海老根

えびね

Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)

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

海老茶

えびちゃ

maroon

伊勢海老

いせえび

spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)