freshwater shrimp; river shrimp; freshwater prawn
Refers to small shrimp or prawns living in rivers and streams, often used in cooking or as bait.
You can catch a lot of freshwater shrimp in this river.
Freshwater shrimp are delicious when deep-fried.
General term for shrimp/prawn, including both freshwater and saltwater species. 川エビ specifies freshwater habitat.
Same as エビ but written with kanji; often used in compound words like 川海老.
Standard common spelling using katakana for the animal part.
Kanji spelling using 海老 for shrimp; less common but still encountered.
Rarely used kanji form with 蝦.
Compound of 川 (kawa, 'river') and エビ (ebi, 'shrimp'). The reading is straightforward.