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    3. 海老

    海老

    海え老び

    prawn

    KMT9News #27+1Ref L1NounFood & DiningAnimalsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    蝦蛯鰕

    えびエビ

    Noun

    1.
    prawn, shrimp, lobster
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    私わたしは海え老びが好すきです。

    I like shrimp.

    KMT2Food & Dining
    海え老びは、和わ食しょくだけでなく洋よう食しょくにもよく使つかわれる食しょく材ざいです。

    Shrimp is an ingredient often used not only in Japanese cuisine but also in Western cuisine.

    KMT8Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    このレストランの海え老びの天てんぷらは絶ぜっ品ぴんだ。

    The shrimp tempura at this restaurant is exquisite.

    KMT9Food & Dining
    新しん鮮せんな海え老びは、刺さし身みとしても美お味いしくいただけます。

    Fresh shrimp can also be enjoyed deliciously as sashimi.

    KMT9Food & Dining
    海え老びは、海かい底ていに生せい息そくする甲こう殻かく類るいの一いっ種しゅです。

    Shrimp are a type of crustacean that inhabits the seabed.

    KMT9AnimalsScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    海
    うみ…(16)
    sea・ocean
    老
    お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)
    old man・old age・grow old
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