蛇行|だこうdakou[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbmeandering; snaking; zigzagging
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 蛇行する(だこうする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 蛇行します(だこうします) |
| Negative (nai) | 蛇行しない(だこうしない) |
| polite (masen) | 蛇行しません(だこうしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 蛇行せず・蛇行せぬ(だこうせず・だこうせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 蛇行した(だこうした) |
| polite (mashita) | 蛇行しました(だこうしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 蛇行しなかった(だこうしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 蛇行しませんでした(だこうしませんでした) |
| Te form | 蛇行して(だこうして) |
| Potential | 蛇行できる(だこうできる) |
| Passive | 蛇行される(だこうされる) |
| Causative | 蛇行させる(だこうさせる) |
| Causative passive | 蛇行させられる(だこうさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 蛇行すれば(だこうすれば) |
| tara | 蛇行したら(だこうしたら) |
| Volitional | 蛇行しよう(だこうしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 蛇行しましょう(だこうしましょう) |
| Imperative | 蛇行しろ(だこうしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym曲折きょくせつWrittenWritten word for bending or winding, but mostly figurative for twists and turns in affairs, as in 「紆余曲折」; 「蛇行」 is specifically about snake-like left-right movement.
- Synonym迂曲うきょくWrittenWritten word for roads that bend and wind; used rarely, with 「蛇行」 the more common choice.
- Related曲がりくねるまがりくねるNeutralA verb for roads and rivers bending and winding; 「蛇行」 is a Sino-Japanese word that can also describe a car snaking or swerving along.
- Related畝るうねるNeutralCovers winding or undulating — waves, mountain ranges and the like; 「蛇行」 focuses on moving forward in left-right bends.
- RelatedうねうねCasualColloquial mimetic word for something winding and undulating on and on; 「蛇行」 is the more written option.
- RelatedくねくねCasualColloquial mimetic word for bending crooked or wriggling and twisting; 「蛇行」 is the more written choice.
- RelatedくねるNeutralMeans bending or wriggling the body; 「蛇行」 is about moving forward in bends.
- Antonym直進ちょくしんNeutralGoing straight ahead — the direct opposite of 「蛇行」.
Use 「蛇行」 for rivers or roads snaking along, or a vehicle swerving side to side as it moves. In casual speech, 「くねくね」 and 「曲がりくねる」 are the natural picks; for going straight ahead, say 「直進」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


