えび
Meanings
Noun
1. prawn; shrimp; lobster
Pitch accent
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び
Used in vocabulary (61 in total)
ebisenbei; shrimp-flavored rice cracker
arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp); holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power)
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
fried prawns; fried shrimp
shrimp (infraorder Caridea); small shrimp, prawn or lobster
sakura shrimp (Lucensosergia lucens)
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
large shrimp; king prawn; lobster
ebisenbei; shrimp-flavored rice cracker
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
freshwater shrimp; freshwater prawn; river shrimp
freshwater shrimp; freshwater prawn; river shrimp
shrimp-shaped taro variety
tadpole shrimp (Triopsidae spp.); shield shrimp
lock with a curved shape resembling a shrimp (used for gate bolts); padlock
ebisenbei; shrimp-flavored rice cracker
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
sakura shrimp (Lucensosergia lucens)
freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium spp., esp. the Oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense)
shrimp with mayonnaise
snapping shrimp (Alpheus brevicristatus); pistol prawn
large shrimp; king prawn; lobster
botan shrimp (Pandalus nipponensis)
to throw in a shrimp and pull out a whale; to use a sprat to catch a mackerel; to get big returns on a small investment
boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration)
boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration)
lock with a curved shape resembling a shrimp (used for gate bolts); padlock
dried shrimp
shiba shrimp (prawn, Metapenaeus joyneri)
shiba shrimp (prawn, Metapenaeus joyneri)
Paratya compressa (species of freshwater shrimp)
goldfish with a shrimp-like tail; head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
gammaridean amphipod (any small, shrimp-like crustacean of suborder Gammaridea)
Branchinella kugenumaensis (species of fairy shrimp)
Japanese lobster (Metanephrops japonicus)
whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); Oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn
blunt slipper lobster (species of shovel-nosed lobster, Scyllarides squammosus)
whiskered velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis barbata); red rice prawn
lake prawn (Palaemon paucidens)
kangaroo shrimp (Glyphus marsupialis)
being bent (with age); being stooped over
giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon); black tiger prawn
Japanese wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius); wine raspberry; wineberry
banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus); coral banded shrimp; banded boxer shrimp
Japanese spear lobster (Linuparus trigonus)
fan lobster (Ibacus spp., esp. the Japanese fan lobster, Ibacus ciliatus); sand crayfish
Japanese glass shrimp (Pasiphaea japonica)
broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata); shiba shrimp (Metapenaeus joyneri)
spiny lebbeid (Lebbeus groenlandicus)
Hokkai shrimp (Pandalus latirostris)
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); Oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn
all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; (lit.) a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too
tora velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis acclivis)
southern rough shrimp (Trachysalambria curvirostris)
coonstriped shrimp (Pandalus hypsinotus); humpback shrimp
shrimp-shaped taro variety
Paratya compressa (species of freshwater shrimp)
Examples (1 in total)
Tom is allergic to shrimps, but not lobster.