noun

  1. goldfish with a shrimp-like tail.
  2. head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
海老尾 えびお
かい
ろう
海老尾 かいろうび
蝦尾 えびお

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)
tail, end, counter for fish
お ビ (7th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
fur, hair, feather
モウ け めん (2nd, N2)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
to depend on, to entrust with
タク チャク
seven
なな シチ なの (1st, N5)