Kanji

Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names

2501 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 15

Meaning: shrimp, prawn, lobster

Kunyomi: えび

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: insect

Examples

Onyomi Examples

カエル frog, kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)

海老尾 エビオ goldfish with a shrimp-like tail, head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)

Kunyomi Examples

海老 えび prawn, shrimp, lobster, crayfish

海老芋 えびいも shrimp-shaped taro variety

鉄砲 てっぽうえび snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus), pistol prawn

猩猩 しょうじょうえび kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)