蛇
蛇 — Snake
snake, serpent, hard drinker
On’yomiジャ (ja)
On’yomiダ (da)
On’yomiイ (i)
On’yomiヤ (ya)
Kun’yomiへび (hebi)
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 蛇
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蛇の目 | じゃのめ janome | bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern |
| 蛇 | へび hebi | snake; serpent; large snake |
| 蛇口 | じゃぐち jaguchi | faucet; tap |
| 蛇行 | だこう dakou | meandering; snaking; zigzagging |
| 長蛇の列 | ちょうだのれつ choudanoretsu | long line; long queue |
| 大蛇 | だいじゃ daija | big snake; (large) serpent |
Study notes
蛇 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1721 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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