Shrimp (ebi)

Shrimp in Japanese is 海老 which is read ebi. The Japanese word ebi meaning Shrimp is composed of the kanji 海 (read e) meaning "sea; ocean" though more commonly read Sea (umi) and 老 (read bi) meaning "shrimp" though more commonly read rou meaning "old man".

Here we offer 9 different hand-brushed Shrimp Japanese tattoo designs by Master Japanese Calligrapher Eri Takase. Note that the fonts are different, but the characters and the meaning are all exactly the same. Also Japanese is commonly written vertically and horizontally and both have the same meaning. So order the font and layout that appeals to you because the characters and meaning are the same.

Translations You Can Trust: We want you to be as happy with the Japanese translation as you are with Master Takase's beautiful art. So we have made it easy to confirm the translation for yourself by simply clicking on Shrimp (ebi) which links to the independent Jeffrey's Japanese English Dictionary.