Keyword
shrimp
Info
FrequencyTop 2800-2900
Type
Jinmeiyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-1
Heisig2728
Readings
(35%)
えみ
(28%)
(15%)
(14%)
えび
(4%)
Composed of
insect
borrowed key
Used in vocabulary (83 in total)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)
China aster (Callistephus chinensis); Chinese aster; annual aster
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
tadpole shrimp (Triopsidae spp.); shield shrimp
Yezo spruce (Picea jezoensis); Jezo spruce
Lyristes japonicus (species of cicada)
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
opossum shrimp (Mysida spp.); mysid
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)
sakura shrimp (Sergia lucens)
krill; euphasiid (any species in the family Euphausiacea)
Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
Hokkaido sika (deer) (Cervus nippon yesoensis); Yezo sika
freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)
freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus); pistol prawn
dried shrimp
crayfish (esp. red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii)
Hokkaido wolf (Canis lupus hattai, extinct)
shrimp-shaped taro variety
Vitis ficifolia (species of grapevine)
botan shrimp (Pandalus nipponensis)
Hokkaido brown bear (Ursus arctos yesoensis)
goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
Branchinella kugenumaensis (species of fairy shrimp)
Yamato shrimp (Caridina multidentata); Amano shrimp
gammaridean amphipod (any small, shrimp-like crustacean of suborder Gammaridea)
sargent cherry (Prunus sargentii)
Lyristes japonicus (species of cicada)
Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus); eleuthero; ciwujia
Christmas cactus; crab cactus
Viola eizanensis
kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)
kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)
hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia)
lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens)
lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens)
Indian bait prawn (Palaemon pacificus)
whiskered velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata); red rice prawn
lemon day-lily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, formerly Hemerocallis flava); lemon lily; yellow day-lily
Pteromys volans orii (subspecies of the Siberian flying squirrel, endemic to Hokkaido)
being bent (with age); being stooped over
Japanese bondage torture (bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, and the rope is tightened until their ankles touch their neck)
Tamias sibiricus lineatus (subspecies of Siberian chipmunk native to Hokkaido)
Japanese sable (subspecies of sable native to Hokkaido, Martes zibellina brachyura)
clearwing moth larva
banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus); coral banded shrimp; banded boxer shrimp
toadfish (any fish of family Batrachoididae, esp. the Pacuma toadfish, Batrachoides surinamensis)
chives (Allium schoenoprasum var. schoenoprasum)
Ezo neptune (species of whelk, Neptunea polycostata)
Middendorf's whelk (Buccinum middendorffi)
double-sculptured neptune (species of whelk, Neptunea intersculpta)
arthritic neptune (species of whelk, Neptunea arthritica)
Japanese glass shrimp (Pasiphaea japonica)
broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata); shiba shrimp (Metapenaeus joyneri)
Pacific silverweed (Potentilla egedii var. grandis); Eged's silverweed
Siberian lily (Lilium pensylvanicum)
black-veined white (species of butterfly, Aporia crataegi)
yellow-winged darter (Sympetrum flaveolum)
Ochotona hyperborea yesoensis (subspecies of northern pika)
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortieri); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
Epipactis papillosa (species of orchid)
Angelica ursina (species of perennial herb)
Japanese hackberry (Celtis jessoensis); Jesso hackberry
wedgeleaf primrose (Primula cuneifolia); pixie-eye primrose