Word Meaning

まむし mamushi

蝮 is read as まむし (mamushi) and means pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi).

Meaning

English

  1. pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)

Reading

Kana

まむし

Romaji

mamushi

Writing Variants

  • くちばみ kuchibami
  • たじひ tajihi
  • はみ hami

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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まむしにかまれたら、すぐにびょういんへいってください。

If you are bitten by that venomous snake, go to the hospital immediately.

このやまにはまむしがでることがある。

That venomous snake sometimes appears in this mountain area.

くさむらでまむしをみつけたので、ちかづかなかった。

I saw that venomous snake in the grass, so I did not go near it.

そふはまむしにちゅういしろとよくいっていた。

My grandfather often told me to be careful of that venomous snake.

まむしはにほんでしられているどくへびのひとつだ。

It is one of the venomous snakes known in Japan.