Kanji Detail for 蝦 - "shrimp, frog"

蝦

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

蝦 means "shrimp, frog." Also associated with crayfish.
1. Frog - A toad.
2. Shrimp - A crustacean; same as shrimp character.
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- Verified meaning: shrimp, frog
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read えび, えみ)
- Also carries these associations: crayfish
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 蝦

Surnames 蝦(えび) 蝦(えみ)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

shrimp; prawn; lobster

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

shrimp, prawn

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

used in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5]

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

shrimp, prawn

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

蝦蟆 (toad). See "蟆" for details. | A small insect name. There are several varieties including head lice, body lice, and pubic lice. All suck blood. They grow on dirty bodies.
Onyomi

ge(ゲ)

ka(カ)
Kunyomi

ebi(えび)
Strokes

15 strokes
Radical

虫 (mushi・mushihen)
Related Keywords

frog shrimp crayfish prawn crustacean toad seafood aquatic shellfish