Word Meaning 牛海老

うしえび ushiebi

牛海老 is read as うしえび (ushiebi) and means giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon).

Meaning

English

  1. giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon)
  2. black tiger prawn

Reading

Kana

うしえび

Romaji

ushiebi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Rank 149002 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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海老

えび

prawn

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)

横海老

よこえび

gammaridean amphipod (any small, shrimp-like crustacean of suborder Gammaridea)

赤海老

あかえび

whiskered velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata)

バナメイ海老

ばなめいえび

whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)

箱海老

はこえび

Japanese spear lobster (Linuparus trigonus)