蝦錠

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝦	錠
えび Jinmeiyō	じょう Grade: S
yutōyomi

Alternative spelling
海老錠

Etymology

海老 (ebi, “shrimp”) +‎ 錠 (jō, “lock”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えびじょー [èbíjóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [e̞bʲiʑo̞ː]

Noun

蝦(えび)錠(じょう) • (ebijō) ^{←えびぢやう (ebidyau)^?}

A specific type of lock which turns at an arch like a shrimp, used for bolts of gates, chests, etc.
padlock
Synonym: 南京錠 (nankinjō)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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