What does kanji 蛇 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 蛇 is snake.

How is kanji 蛇 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 蛇 are へび; the onyomi readings are ジャ, ダ, イ, ヤ.

What is the main radical of kanji 蛇?

The main radical for kanji 蛇 is 虫.

What words use kanji 蛇?

Example words that use kanji 蛇 include 蛇, 蛇行, 蛇の目, 蛇いちご.

JōyōJLPT N1Pre-Level 2

蛇

Meaning

Kanji 蛇

snake

snake, serpent, hard drinker

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: へび
Onyomi 音読み: ジャダイヤ
Nanori 名乗り: あぶみ

Added to Jōyō: 1981

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1721
Strokes: 11
Radical: 虫
Components: 匕 • 宀 • 虫
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 2
Similar Kanji: 舵 • 紽 • 砣 • 詑 • 跎 • 它 • 佗

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 101 entries that include this kanji.

蛇

くちなわ

snake

蛇行

じゃこう

meandering

蛇の目

じゃのめ

umbrella with bull's-eye pattern

蛇いちご

くちなわいちご

false strawberry (Duchesnea chrysantha)

蛇スープ

えびスープ

snake soup

蛇にかまれて朽縄におじる

へびにかまれてくちなわにおじる

once bitten twice shy

蛇のよう

へびのよう

snakelike

蛇の生殺し

へびのなまごろし

state of uncertainty

蛇の道はへび

じゃのみちはへび

the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks

蛇の目の砂

じゃのめのすな

sand circle around the ring

蛇の目傘

じゃのめがさ

paper umbrella (with a bull's-eye design)

蛇の目蝶

じゃのめちょう

satyrid (any butterfly of subfamily Satyrinae, esp. the dryad, Minois dryas)

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

庭で大きな蛇を見た。

I saw a big snake in the garden.

蛇は冬の間、土の中でじっとしている。

Snakes stay still underground during the winter.

この川には蛇が出ることがある。

Snakes sometimes appear in this river.

蛇にかまれないように気をつけて。

Be careful not to get bitten by a snake.

子どもたちは動物園で白い蛇を見て驚いた。

The children were surprised to see a white snake at the zoo.