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蝦
Kanji meaning "shrimp, prawn, lobster"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #3103
Jinmeiyou
Kanken Level 準1
RTK
TMW Eternal Idol
15 strokes
Meanings
shrimp, prawn, lobster
On'yomi
カ
ゲ
Kun'yomi
えび
Stroke order
(15 strokes)
Composed of
虫
insect
radical
叚
false
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
えび
50 (83%)
が
7 (12%)
か
1 (2%)
かえる
1 (2%)
み
1 (2%)
蝦
(
えび
)
prawn
#85123
大
(
おお
)
蝦
(
えび
)
large shrimp
#174888
小
(
こ
)
蝦
(
えび
)
shrimp (infraorder Caridea)
#240423
川
(
かわ
)
蝦
(
えび
)
freshwater shrimp
#271997
蝦子
(
えびす
)
Ebisu
#334885
蝦原
(
えびはら
)
Ebihara
#337224
手
(
て
)
長
(
なが
)
蝦
(
えび
)
freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)
#357149
蝦沢
(
えびさわ
)
Ebisawa
#388562
車
(
くるま
)
蝦
(
えび
)
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus)
#406115
牡
(
ぼ
)
丹
(
たん
)
蝦
(
えび
)
botan shrimp (Pandalus nipponensis)
#406115
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Most common words using this kanji
蝦夷
(
えみし
)
Emishi
#64004
蝦
(
えび
)
prawn
#85123
蝦夷
(
えぞ
)
地
(
ち
)
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
#86637
蝦
(
が
)
蟇
(
ま
)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
#88050
大
(
おお
)
蝦
(
えび
)
large shrimp
#174888
蝦蟇口
(
がまぐち
)
(coin) purse with a metal clasp
#180869
蝦蛄
(
しゃこ
)
mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)
#207817
蝦名
(
いびな
)
Ibina
#213691
蝦
(
かえる
)
frog
#217959
蘇我蝦夷
(
そがのえみし
)
Soganoemishi
#224996
小
(
こ
)
蝦
(
えび
)
shrimp (infraorder Caridea)
#240423
蝦夷菊
(
えぞぎく
)
China aster (Callistephus chinensis)
#248947
蝦
(
が
)
蟆
(
ま
)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
#256207
蝦夷
(
えぞ
)
松
(
まつ
)
Yezo spruce (Picea jezoensis)
#267604
川
(
かわ
)
蝦
(
えび
)
freshwater shrimp
#271997
蝦夷
(
えぞ
)
鹿
(
しか
)
Hokkaido sika (Cervus nippon yesoensis)
#322731
蝦子
(
えびす
)
Ebisu
#334885
蝦原
(
えびはら
)
Ebihara
#337224
伊勢蝦
(
いせえび
)
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
#357149
手
(
て
)
長
(
なが
)
蝦
(
えび
)
freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)
#357149
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