蛇|へびhebi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
じゃja[1]atamadaka (head-high)くちなわkuchinawa[0]heiban (flat)へみhemiok
Definitions
  1. nounsnakeじゃ is more associated with serpent and large snakes
    「君きみはヘビが好すきですか」「もちろん好すきではありません」↗
    "Do you like snakes?" "Of course not."
  2. nounserpent; large snake
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymスネークNeutralA loanword for snake, used mostly in proper names such as game characters; in everyday speech, say 「蛇」.
  • Related長虫ながむしCasualAn old colloquial name for a snake, used to avoid saying the word itself; folksy and rarely heard today — say 「蛇」 in everyday speech.

Use 「蛇(へび)」 for snake in ordinary contexts, as in 「蛇年」 and 「毒蛇」; the on'yomi 「じゃ」 appears in 「蛇口」 and 「大蛇」. 「長虫」 is a rare old folk name, and 「スネーク」 turns up mostly in names such as game characters.

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Japanese definitions
  1. へび。爬虫類はちゅうるい有鱗ゆうりん目めヘビ亜目あもくに属ぞくする動物どうぶつの総称そうしょう。脚あしを持もたず、細長ほそながい身体からだをしている。
  2. 大おおきい蛇へび。
  3. 大だい酒家しゅか。酒豪しゅごう。
  4. 賭博とばくの一種いっしゅ。銅貨どうかを数すう枚まい重かさね、一番いちばん下したの銅貨どうかの裏表うらおもての是非ぜひを賭かける。
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