Words — 63 found
えび
海老
1. prawn; shrimp; lobsterUsually written using kana alone
2. Ebi
蝦 【えび】、蛯 【えび】、鰕 【えび】、エビ
蝦: Rarely-used kanji form. 蛯: Rarely-used kanji form. 鰕: Rarely-used kanji form.
ぶどう
葡萄
1. grape; grapevineUsually written using kana alone
2. Budou
葡萄 【えび】、ブドウ
えび: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
えびす
夷
1. peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu)Archaic, See also 蝦夷
2. provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city)
3. brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan)
4. foreigner; barbarianDerogatory
戎 【えびす】
えびすぐさ
夷草
1. sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia)Usually written using kana alone
恵比須草 【えびすぐさ】、エビスグサ
えびがらいちご
海老殻苺
1. Japanese wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius); wine raspberry; wineberryUsually written using kana alone
エビガライチゴ
えびすざめ
恵比須鮫
1. broadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus, species of circumglobal cow shark with 7 gill slits)Usually written using kana alone, See also ブロードノーズセブンギルシャーク
恵美須鮫 【えびすざめ】、エビスザメ
えびじょう
海老錠
1. lock with a curved shape resembling a shrimp (used for gate bolts)Historical term
蝦錠 【えびじょう】
えびぜ
海老責め
1. bondage torture where the bound victim sits cross-legged with their arms tied behind them, with the rope tightened until their ankles touch their neckHistorical term
こう
えびす講
1. fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)
恵比寿講 【えびすこう】、恵比須講 【えびすこう】、夷講 【えびすこう】、戎講 【えびすこう】
えびがに
海老蟹
1. crayfish (esp. red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii)Usually written using kana alone, Colloquial, See also アメリカザリガニ
蝦蟹 【えびがに】、エビガニ
えびお
海老尾
1. goldfish with a shrimp-like tailOnly applies to えびお
2. head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
蝦尾 【えびお】、海老尾 【かいろうび】
えびぞ
エビ反り
1. arching one's body backwards (like a shrimp)
2. holding out one or both hands and arching one's body backwards like a shrimp (to represent being overwhelmed by someone's power)Kabuki
海老反り 【えびぞり】、蝦反り 【えびぞり】
蝦反り: Rarely-used kanji form.