Word Meaning 大蛇

おろち orochi

大蛇 is read as おろち (orochi) and means big snake.

Meaning

English

  1. big snake
  2. serpent

Reading

Kana

おろち

Romaji

orochi

Writing Variants

  • 大蛇 だいじゃ daija

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 8481 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大蛇貝

おおへびがい

scaly worm shell (Serpulorbis imbricatus)

八岐大蛇

やまたのおろち

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

大葉蛇の鬚

おおばじゃのひげ

Ophiopogon planiscapus (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)

黒潮大蛇行

くろしおだいだこう

Kuroshio Current

大丈夫

だいじょぶ

great man

大豆

だいず

soya bean (Glycine max)

大刀

たち

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

大統領

だいとうりょう

president (of a nation)

大盤振る舞い

おおばんぶるまい

corporate largess

大衆

たいしゅう

general public

大前提

だいぜんてい

major premise (in a syllogism)

大佐

たいさ

colonel

Example Sentences

1

While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake.