also: かいろうび
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.
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.
The goldfish called 海老尾 has a tail fin that curves like a shrimp's tail.
The 海老尾 of the shamisen has a decorative and beautiful curve.
Standard kanji spelling for the goldfish variety and the shamisen part.
Rare reading restricted to the 海老尾 spelling; not commonly used.
Alternate kanji spelling using 蝦 for 'shrimp'; less common than 海老尾.
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.