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

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN