Entry
  1. Noun

    kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn

Also written 車えび【くるまえび】車エビ【くるまエビ】車蝦【くるまえび】

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Characters in this word

3
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car

Kun
くるま
On
シャ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
333 of 2500
Radical
cart
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

Used in names as

くらくろま

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-7-3SKIP code
7c0.1The Kanji Dictionary
5000.6Four corner code
1555deroo
8ecaUnicode hex code
1-28-54JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4608Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5939New Nelson (John Haig)
3552New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4367Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2212Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2976Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
286Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
304Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
162A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
532Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
54Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
38172Morohashi
31A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
133Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
88sakade
91Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
63henshall3
64Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
231crowley
62Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
1769Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
292Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
che1, ju1Pinyin reading
cha, geoKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
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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
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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