Japanese

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) えび [èbí] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [e̞bi]

Alternative forms

• 蝦

Noun

海老 ‎(hiragana えび, romaji ebi)

1. lobster, prawn, shrimp

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) かいろう [kàíróó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ka̠iɺ̠o̞ː]

Noun

海老 ‎(hiragana かいろう, romaji kairō, historical hiragana かいらう)

1. lobster, prawn, shrimp

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9