海老 (えび) — shrimp, prawn, lobster
海老
shrimp
Frequency #8674
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 4
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
2 characters
熟字訓 jukujikun
熟字訓 (jukujikun) — The pronunciation applies to the whole word, not individual kanji.
noun
Part of speech (JMdict: n)
ebi
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
えび[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- shrimp
- prawn
- lobster