Entry
  1. Noun

    large shrimp; king prawn; lobster

    その夜我々は大エビに舌鼓を打った。
    We banqueted on lobster that night.

Also written 大エビ【おおえび】大蝦【おおえび】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

large, big

Kun
おお-おお.きい-おお.いに
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
7 of 2500
Radical
big
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

Used in names as

うふおうたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもと

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-4SKIP code
0a3.18The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0Four corner code
1463deroo
5927Unicode hex code
1-34-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1171Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133New Nelson (John Haig)
3416New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4224Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2882Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
107Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
112Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
48Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5831Morohashi
53A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
26Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22sakade
40Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
25henshall3
14Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
5crowley
87Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
408Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
108Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da4, dai4Pinyin reading
dae, da, taeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sea, ocean

Kun
うみ
On
カイ
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
200 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

あまうなうんひろひろしまちままわたる

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-3-6SKIP code
3a6.20The Kanji Dictionary
3815.7Four corner code
347deroo
6d77Unicode hex code
1-19-04JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2553Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3133New Nelson (John Haig)
384New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
459Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
284Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
344Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
461Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
500Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
158A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1071Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
99Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
17450Morohashi
88A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
117Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
117Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
55sakade
211Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
94henshall3
171Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
206crowley
454Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.14busy_people
1184Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
471Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hai3Pinyin reading
haeKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

old man, old age, grow old

Kun
お.いるふ.ける
On
ロウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
803 of 2500
Radical
old
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

えびおい

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-4-2SKIP code
2k4.5The Kanji Dictionary
4471.1Four corner code
1456deroo
8001Unicode hex code
1-47-23JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3683Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4696New Nelson (John Haig)
3197New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3963Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2040Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2754Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1251Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1340Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
788A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
334Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
637Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28842Morohashi
609A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
543Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
552Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
541sakade
837Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
638henshall3
472Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
737Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1576Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1259Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lao3Pinyin reading
roKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level