海老 ebi Shrimp

The Japanese word 海老 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".

Shrimp (海老) in Block style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shrimp 海老 ebi Vertical Block VB2C

Shrimp (海老) in Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shrimp 海老 ebi Vertical Cursive VC2B

Shrimp (海老) in Design style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shrimp 海老 ebi Vertical Design VD2B

Shrimp 海老 ebi Vertical Design VD2C

Shrimp 海老 ebi Vertical Design VD3B

Shrimp (海老) in Semi-Cursive style Japanese calligraphy by Eri Takase

Shrimp 海老 ebi Vertical Semi-Cursive VS2C

Shrimp 海老 ebi Horizontal Block HB2A

Shrimp 海老 ebi Horizontal Cursive HC2A

Shrimp 海老 ebi Horizontal Semi-Cursive HS2A

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