蝦

15 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

shrimp, prawn, lobster

Kun'yomi
  • えび
    		prawn
On'yomi
  • カ
  • ゲ
Nanori
  • えみ

Main Radical

虫(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

えび 80.6%
カ 19.4%

Character Breakdown

shrimp, prawn, lobster
えび　カ　ゲ (Kentei Pre-1)
insect, bug, temper
むし　チュウ　キ (1st, N2)
in, inside, middle
なか　チュウ　うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
rising stroke
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
false
カ　ケ　か.りる
terraced hill
ko
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (8th, N1)

Common Words

が
蝦
ま
蟇
ぐち
口
purse with a metal clasp
えぞ
蝦夷
ち
地
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands) ②Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
えび
蝦
ごし
腰
being bent (with age)
かわ
川
えび
蝦
crawfish
が
蝦
ま
蟇
しゅ
腫
ranula
しゃこ
蝦蛄
ば
葉
　
サ
　
ボ
　
テ
　
ン
Christmas cactus
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References

Unicode hex code 8766
JIS X 0208 1-18-60
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4172
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5364
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1773
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1279
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2689
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2728
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2313
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 33299
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 6d9.4
Four corner code 5714.7