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1 exact word match found in search '海老'
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Most common form: エビ
noun
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
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14 words found beginning with '海老'
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noun
fried prawns
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noun
shrimp-shaped taro variety  (see also: サトイモ, 京芋; often written with kana only)
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noun
Japanese bondage torture (bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, and the rope is tightened until their ankles touch their neck)
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being bent (with age); being stooped over
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noun
shrimp with mayonnaise  (food term; often written with kana only)
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noun
stir-fried shrimp in chili sauce  (abbr. of 海老のチリソース煮; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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Most common form: 蝦根
noun
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. goldfish with a shrimp-like tail  (this meaning is restricted to reading えびお)
2. head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
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noun
crayfish (esp. red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii)  (see also: アメリカザリガニ; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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noun
padlock
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5 words found containing '海老' in any position
noun
tora velvet shrimp (Metapenaeopsis acclivis)  (often written with kana only)
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expression
all men are alike; all lives are alike; all men live and die; we all bleed the same; a pike conger has one life, a shrimp does too  (proverb)
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Most common form: 鱧も一期海老も一期
(same as above)
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noun
Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn  (often written with kana only)
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Chinese white shrimp (Fenneropenaeus chinensis); oriental shrimp; fleshy prawn  (see also: 大正海老:たいしょうえび; often written with kana only)
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