Entry
  1. Noun

    broad velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis lata)

    Usually written using kana alone

  2. shiba shrimp (Metapenaeus joyneri)

    Usually written using kana alonesee 芝海老

Also written 白海老【しろえび】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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white

Kun
しろしら-しろ.い
On
ハクビャク
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
483 of 2500
Radical
white
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

あきはっ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-2SKIP code
4c1.3The Kanji Dictionary
2600.0Four corner code
878deroo
767dUnicode hex code
1-39-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3095Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3863New Nelson (John Haig)
3493New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4305Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2175Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2929Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
37Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
37Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
266A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
216Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
79Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
22678Morohashi
65A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
205Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
205Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
37sakade
73Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
53henshall3
46Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
242crowley
44Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1362Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
37Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bai2Pinyin reading
baeg, baeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
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shrimp, prawn, lobster

Kun
えび
On
Strokes
15
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Frequency
2501 of 2500
Radical
insect

Built from

Used in names as

えみ

Dictionary and index codes (15)
CodeReference
1-6-9SKIP code
6d9.4The Kanji Dictionary
5714.7Four corner code
8766Unicode hex code
1-18-60JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4172Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5364New Nelson (John Haig)
1773Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1279Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2689Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2728Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
2313Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
33299Morohashi
xia1, ha2Pinyin reading
haKorean reading