Word Meaning 海老錠

えびじょう ebijou

海老錠 is read as えびじょう (ebijou) and means lock with a curved shape resembling a shrimp (used for gate bolts).

Meaning

English

  1. lock with a curved shape resembling a shrimp (used for gate bolts)
  2. padlock

Reading

Kana

えびじょう

Romaji

ebijou

Writing Variants

  • 蝦錠 えびじょう ebijou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Rank 148206 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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)