牡丹海老

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牡	丹	海	老
ぼ Jinmeiyō	たん Grade: S	えび
		Grade: 2	Grade: 4
kan'yōon	on'yomi	jukujikun

Alternative spellings
牡丹海老 (kyūjitai) 牡丹蝦

Etymology

From 牡丹(ぼたん) (botan, “peony”) + 海老(えび) (ebi, “shrimp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bo̞ta̠ne̞bʲi]

Noun

牡(ぼ)丹(たん)海老(えび) or 牡丹海老(ボタンエビ) • (botan'ebi) 

1. botan shrimp, Pandalus nipponensis, a species of shrimp regularly used in Japan for sushi

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Descendants

• ⇒ English: botan shrimp