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 147487 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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海老

えび

prawn

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たいしょうえび

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ほっこくあかえび

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北海海老

ほっかいえび

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バナメイ海老

ばなめいえび

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箱海老

はこえび

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おおばうちわえび

smooth fan lobster (Ibacus novemdentatus)

高麗海老

こうらいえび

Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis)

団扇海老

うちわえび

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虎海老

とらえび

tora velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis acclivis)

茨藻海老

いばらもえび

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