Word Meaning やぶ蛇

やぶへび yabuhebi

やぶ蛇 is read as やぶへび (yabuhebi) and means unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself.

Meaning

English

unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself
stirring up a hornet's nest

Reading

Kana

やぶへび

Romaji

yabuhebi

Writing Variants

薮蛇やぶへび yabuhebi
藪蛇やぶへび yabuhebi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 137404 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

蛇

じゃ

snake

大蛇

おろち

big snake

大蛇

だいじゃ

big snake

八岐大蛇

やまたのおろち

eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)

長蛇

ちょうだ

long line (of people, etc.)

金蛇

かなへび

lacertid (any lizard of family Lacertidae, esp. the Japanese grass lizard, Takydromus tachydromoides)

高千穂蛇

たかちほへび

Japanese odd-scaled snake (Achalinus spinalis)

委蛇

いい

winding

川蛇

かわへび

Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)

蛇行

だこう

meandering

蛇口

じゃぐち

faucet

長蛇の列

ちょうだのれつ

long line