海老

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
海	老
Grade: 2	Grade: 4
Irregular

Alternative forms

蝦

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) えび [èbí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [e̞bʲi]

Noun

海老 (hiragana えび, rōmaji ebi)

lobster, prawn, shrimp

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
海	老
かい Grade: 2	ろう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) かいろー [kàíróó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [ka̠iɾo̞ː]

Noun

海老 (hiragana かいろう, rōmaji kairō, historical hiragana かいらう)

lobster, prawn, shrimp

References

1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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