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海老

蝦、 蛯、 鰕

Readings

Kana: えび、エビ
Romaji: ebi, ebi
Kana
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Definition

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prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 うみ
Meanings: sea, ocean
Readings: ロウ、 お.いる、 ふ.ける
Meanings: old man, old age, grow old
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 えび
Meanings: shrimp, prawn, lobster
Readings: えび、 うば
Meanings: shrimp, (kokuji)
Readings: カ、 えび
Meanings: shrimp, prawn, lobster

Example Sentences

海老(えび)(たい)()る。
➥Throw a sprat to catch a whale.
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とにかくエビを(あた)えよう。
➥Have some lobster at any rate.
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(わたし)はえびはフライがいいです。
➥I like my shrimps fried.
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えびは(わたし)(からだ)()わない。
➥Prawns don't agree with me.
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とにかく冷凍(れいとう)エビを(あた)えよう。
➥Have some frozen lobster at any rate.
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(わたし)()きたままのえびは()べたくない。
➥I don't want to eat a live lobster.
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