伊勢海老

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伊	勢	海	老
い Jinmeiyō	せ Grade: 5	えび
		Grade: 2	Grade: 4
on’yomi		jukujikun

Alternative spellings
伊勢海老 (kyūjitai) 伊勢蝦

Etymology

From 伊勢(いせ) (Ise, a bay in central Japan) + 海老(えび) (ebi, “shrimp”), from its appearance resembling a giant shrimp.

The use of 海老 is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いせ​えび [ìséꜜ èbì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ise̞ e̞bʲi]

Noun

伊(い)勢(せ)海老(えび) or 伊勢海老(イセエビ) • (Ise ebi) 

1. a Japanese spiny lobster (Panulirus japonicus)