Word Meaning 海老責め

えびぜめ ebizeme

海老責め is read as えびぜめ (ebizeme) and means 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.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

えびぜめ

Romaji

ebizeme

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Rank 141374 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

海老

えび

prawn

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

海老根

えびね

Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)

海老尾

えびお

goldfish with a shrimp-like tail

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

手長海老

てながえび

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