蛇行|だこうdakou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
じゃこうjakou
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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

Japanese definitions
  1. 蛇へびが体からだをくねらせるように曲まがりくねりながら進すすむこと。
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