えび

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of えび – see the following entries.

[noun] any long-tailed decapod crustacean or arthropod:

[noun] a crayfish

[noun] a lobster

[noun] a prawn

[noun] a shrimp

[noun] Short for 海老錠えびじょう (ebijō): a padlock

[noun] a type of 家紋かもん (kamon, “family crest”) with an ebi motif

[proper noun] a place name

[proper noun] a surname

Alternative spellings
蝦えび, 鰕えび, 魵, エビ

(This term, えび (ebi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as えび, see Category:Japanese kanji read as えび.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 裛衣.)