Word Meaning 白蝦

しろえび shiroebi

白蝦 is read as しろえび (shiroebi) and means broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata).

Meaning

English

broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata)
shiba shrimp (Metapenaeus joyneri)

Reading

Kana

しろえび

Romaji

shiroebi

Writing Variants

白海老 しろえび shiroebi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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commoner without rank (in ancient China)

白鳥

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white-feathered bird

白髪

しらが

white hair

白紙

はくし

blank paper

白米

しらよね

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白樺

しらかば

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白菜

はくさい

napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)

白旗

はっき

white flag

白人

はくじん

unlicensed prostitute

白書

はくしょ

white paper (government report)

白

しろ

blank space