noun

  1. boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
茹で海老 ゆでえび
 
 
 
茹でエビ ゆでえび
 
 
 
茹でえび ゆでえび
茹海老 ゆでえび

Contained Kanji Breakdown

boil, seethe
ゆ.でる う.でる ジョ (Kentei 1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
likeness, like, such as
ごと.し ジョ ニョ (8th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sea, ocean
カイ うみ み (2nd, N4)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
every
マイ ごと つね (2nd, N5)
person(人) variant
do not, must not, be not
ブ ム はは (Kentei 1)
old man, old age, grow old
ロウ お.いる ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)