also: かいろうび
noun
goldfish with a shrimp-like tail
Only with reading えびお
A goldfish variety characterized by a tail fin that resembles a shrimp's tail. Restricted to the reading えびお.
海老尾という金魚は、尾びれがエビの尾のように曲がっている。
The goldfish called 海老尾 has a tail fin that curves like a shrimp's tail.
noun
head of a shamisen or lute (bent back like a shrimp's tail)
Refers to the curved headpiece of a shamisen or similar lute, shaped like a shrimp's tail. Can be read as えびお or かいろうび.
三味線の海老尾は、装飾的で美しい曲線を描いている。
The 海老尾 of the shamisen has a decorative and beautiful curve.
Compound of 海老 (ebi, 'shrimp') and 尾 (o, 'tail'), referring to the shrimp-tail-like shape. The reading かいろうび uses the older kanji reading かいろう for 海老.