Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
えび
Jinmeiyō
じょう
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
海老錠

Etymology edit

海老 (ebi, shrimp) +‎ (, lock)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(えび)(じょう) (ebijōえびぢやう (ebidyau)?

  1. A specific type of lock which turns at an arch like a shrimp, used for bolts of gates, chests, etc.
  2. padlock
    Synonym: 南京錠 (nankinjō)

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN