Word Meaning 鉄砲蝦

てっぽうえび teppouebi

鉄砲蝦 is read as てっぽうえび (teppouebi) and means snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus).

Meaning

English

snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus)
pistol prawn

Reading

Kana

てっぽうえび

Romaji

teppouebi

Writing Variants

鉄砲海老 てっぽうえび teppouebi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 38 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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鉄砲

てっぽう

gun

鉄砲水

てっぽうみず

flash flood

鉄砲百合

てっぽうゆり

Easter lily (Lilium longiflorum)

鉄砲和え

てっぽうあえ

salad of minced Welsh onions, seafood, and vinegared miso

鉄砲座

てっぽうざ

gunmakers guild

鉄砲責め

てっぽうぜめ

form of torture in which molten lead is poured over the victim's back

鉄砲玉

てっぽうだま

bull's-eye (candy)

鉄砲魚

てっぽううお

archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)

鉄砲風呂

てっぽうぶろ

bath with a metal pipe

鉄砲虫

てっぽうむし

longhorn beetle grub

水鉄砲

みずでっぽう

water pistol

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries