This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: カ、ゲ、えび
Romaji: ka, ge, ebi
Kana
Romaji

Name Reading

Kana: えみ
Romaji: emi
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

shrimp, prawn, lobster

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  142
Frequency:  2501
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  1-6-9
Korean Reading:  ha
Chinese Reading:  ha2
Unicode:  8766
JIS:  325C

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4172
New Nelson Index: 5364
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 6d9.4
Four Corner Index: 5714.7
Japanese Names Index: 2313
Daikanwanjiten Index: 33299
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0061
Remembering the kanji Index: 2689
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1279
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2728
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1773

Words

(かえる、かわず、かいる、カエル、カワズ)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
蝦夷 (えぞ、えみし)
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)
蝦蟇口 (がまぐち)
purse with a metal clasp; handbag (with clasp); pouch (with clasp); coin purse (with clasp)
蝦蛄 (しゃこ、シャコ)
mantis shrimp (any marine crustacean of order Stomatopoda, esp. the species Oratosquilla oratoria)
蝦蔓 (えびづる、エビヅル)
Vitis ficifolia (species of grapevine)
海老 (えび、エビ)
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
(はぜ)
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
海老蟹 (えびがに、エビガニ)
crayfish (esp. red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii)
干海老 (ほしえび)
dried shrimp
蝦錠 (えびじょう)
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