蝦 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
道準1University / general ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「虫」
- On
- カ・ゲ
- Kun
- えび
- Meaning
- shrimp; prawn
Origin
The insect radical with 叚 as phonetic: the shelled creature that lives in water — the shrimp.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 蝦えび
shrimp; prawn
- 蝦夷えぞ
Ezo (old name for Hokkaido)
Example
鍋に蝦をたっぷり入れた。
I put plenty of prawns into the hot pot.
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