Kanji

蛇

snake, serpent, hard drinker

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

虫部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジャ, ダ, イ, ヤ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

へび

Common Readings

ジャ, ダ, へび

Example sentences

蛇 へび
庭に蛇が現れた。

A snake appeared in the garden.

主 ぬし
この古いお寺には、大きな蛇が主として住んでいると言われている。

It is said that a large snake lives in this old temple as its guardian spirit.

大蛇 だいじゃ
伝説の大蛇が村を襲ったという物語がある。

There is a story that a legendary giant snake attacked the village.

はは はは
「はは」とは、古語で大蛇のことを言う。

In ancient times, 'haha' referred to a great snake.

蛇口 じゃぐち
蛇口をひねって水を出す

Turn on the faucet to get water.

ひねる ひねる
蛇口をひねって水を出した。

I turned the tap and let the water out.

蛇のよう へびのよう
彼は蛇のように静かに草むらを進んだ。

He moved quietly through the grass like a snake.

Example Vocabulary

蛇

へび

snake

大蛇

だいじゃ

giant snake; serpent

蛇口

じゃぐち

faucet; tap

蛇のよう

へびのよう

like a snake; snake-like

蛇行

だこう

毒蛇

どくじゃ

長蛇の列

ちょうだのれつ

白蛇

しろへび

藪蛇

やぶへび

蛇足

だそく

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