蝦

shrimp; prawn; lobster

15 strokes. Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names. Newspaper frequency rank 2501.

Readings

• カ (on reading)
• ゲ (on reading)
• えび (kun reading): 蝦腰 (えびごし) being bent (with age)
• Read as a whole word: 蝦夷地 (えぞち) Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); 蝦夷 (えみし) Emishi

Components

• 虫
• 叚
• 又 radical again; right hand
• 口 radical mouth
• 虫 radical insect

Words using 蝦

• 蝦夷地 (えぞち) Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
• 蝦夷 (えみし) Emishi
• 蝦腰 (えびごし) being bent (with age)
• 蝦蟇腫 (がましゅ) ranula

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