| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 蛇 | へび | ヘビ |
Pronunciation: hebi
How to Say It Outloud: heh-bee
Usage: Commonly used zoological term.
Example Sentence Japanese:
蛇は怖い生き物です。
蛇は怖い生き物です。Example Sentence English:Snakes are scary creatures.
Snakes are scary creatures.Dictionary
蛇へびCommon word
Noun- snake
- serpent; large snake
スネークスネークCommon word
Noun- snake
- Sneek (The Netherlands)
青蛇あおくちなわ
Noun- snake (esp. Japanese rat snake)
長虫ながむし
Noun- snake
巳みCommon word
Noun- the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent
- hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon)
- south-southeast
- fourth month of the lunar calendar
- Snake (zodiac)
盲蛇めくらへび
Noun- blind snake (esp. the Brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus); worm snake
- fools rush in
- Scolecophidia
蛇座へびざ
Noun- Serpens (constellation); the Snake
背黒海蛇せぐろうみへび
Noun- yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platura); yellowbelly sea snake; pelagic sea snake
高千穂蛇たかちほへび
Noun- Japanese odd-scaled snake (Achalinus spinalis); Peters' odd-scaled snake; grey burrowing snake
大蛇だいじゃ
Noun- big snake; (large) serpent
蛇毒じゃどく
Noun- snake venom; snake toxin
地潜じむぐり
Noun- Japanese forest rat snake (Euprepiophis conspicillatus, Elaphe conspicillata); burrowing rat snake
ヨーロッパ山棟蛇ヨーロッパやまかがし
Noun- grass snake (Natrix natrix); ringed snake; water snake
脂底鯥あぶらそこむつ
Noun- escolar (Lepidocybium flavobrunneum); snake mackerel
- Escolar
毒蛇どくじゃ
Noun- venomous snake; poisonous snake
- Venomous snake
コーンスネークコーンスネーク
Noun- corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus); red rat snake
- Corn snake
畝るうねるCommon word
Godan verb with 'ru' endingIntransitive verb
- to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to snake
Intransitive verb
- to undulate; to surge; to swell; to roll; to billow
南大頭みなみおおがしら
Noun- brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis)
- Brown tree snake
青大将あおだいしょう
Noun- Japanese rat snake (Elaphe climacophora)
- Japanese Rat Snake
蛇使いへびつかい
Noun- snake charmer
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